Will Stein, in year one, has had quite the run through eight games at the helm in Lexington. Kentucky sits in first place in the SEC by itself with a 7-1 overall record and a 5-1 conference record. Stein is the first head coach of Kentucky football to start their career at 7-1 since E.R. Sweetland did in 1909.
Kentucky Football getting little respect in SEC Championship odds, and more
Kentucky has sole ownership of first place in the SEC, but Vegas still doesn’t believe in Will Stein and the Cats.
The Wildcats just rattled off four straight victories over South Carolina, LSU, Oklahoma, and Vanderbilt. Those four wins this month marked the first time since 1977 that Kentucky football has gone undefeated in October. Kentucky is now up to five straight SEC wins, only the third time that has happened in a single season in school history.
I say all that to say, Kentucky isn’t necessarily getting the respect it deserves, still. The national media continues to move the goalposts when it comes to Kentucky’s resume, and Stein actually said it best: “It’s funny that everybody that we beat seems to be a really bad football team. That’s what drives me a little bit right now.”
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