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What Went Wrong for Kentucky Football in 2023

How did we get here? Kentucky entered the season with high hopes and enters the final week of the regular season with five losses in the last six games. For the second straight year, Kentucky finished below .500 in SEC play. As the SEC expands to add Texas and Oklahoma, Mark Stoops’ program is trending in the wrong direction.

What’s next for Kentucky football? Some of that may change if the Wildcats can beat a top 10 Louisville team on the road, but we have an entire eight-month offseason to deliberate. In the meantime, let’s dive into what exactly is wrong with this program and how it came to be in the simplest terms possible.