Kentucky will not play Louisville on Wednesday night. COVID issues within Louisville’s program forced the postponement of the annual rivalry game, with both sides pledging to play it at a later date. Kentucky is searching for a replacement opponent for Wednesday or Thursday night. Pat Forde and Dave Baker reported it could be Bellarmine; however, Kyle Tucker says that’s likely a backup option if Kentucky can’t find a higher-profile opponent. Who will it be?
Before we tackle that question, let’s start with the teams that Kentucky cannot play. As of now, there are 33 teams on pause due to COVID-19:
- Akron
- Binghamton
- Chicago State
- Cleveland State
- Colorado State
- Coppin State
- Cornell
- DePaul
- Drexel
- Evansville
- FIU
- Florida State
- Hampton
- Long Beach State
- Louisville
- Loyola Chicago
- Loyola MD
- Memphis
- Northeastern
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Rhode Island
- Rice
- Rutgers
- Seton Hall
- St.