It’s time to be blunt when discussing the current trajectory of the Kentucky Football program under Mark Stoops, the longest-tenured coach in the SEC, who is in Year 12 in Lexington. His program is currently regressing.
After posting an overall record of 47-29 from 2016-21, which included four bowl champions, two Citrus Bowl titles, two 10-win seasons, and a 25-25 mark in SEC play, the Wildcats have taken major steps back the last three seasons.
Since the start of the 2022 season, a year in which UK was picked to finish third in the SEC only behind Georgia and Alabama at SEC Media Days, Kentucky is 17-16 overall, 7-14 in SEC play, 2-9 in SEC home games and are now losing to teams it used to beat up on…