Phil Steele’s 2019 College Football Preview magazine is on newsstands this week. The 25th edition of the college football talking season Bible does not give Mark Stoops’ team a glowing review. A predictor who relies on a number of formulas to reach his conclusion, Steele’s personally crafted concoctions conclude the Cats will take a step back this fall.
Steele projects Kentucky to finish sixth in the SEC East, ahead of only Vanderbilt, and ranks the Cats 60th out of 130 FBS teams. After three straight postseason appearances, Steele does not believe Kentucky will go to a bowl game following the 2019 season.