Kentucky footballWill Stein expected to win at Kentucky, but there is a catch, as well as this wrinkle
Kentucky football recruitingMichigan enters the race to land a key commit for Kentucky and new coach Will Stein
![Kentucky head coach Mark Pope reacts during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2166,h_1218,x_329,y_165/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F198%2F01khkttpcvv1xjcfc709.jpg "Kentucky head coach Mark Pope reacts during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]")
![Florida guard Boogie Fland (0) steals the ball from Kentucky guard Jasper Johnson (2) during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2469,h_1388,x_121,y_322/c_fill,w_540,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F198%2F01kj9g2j6ns7cc9p6zc1.jpg "Florida guard Boogie Fland (0) steals the ball from Kentucky guard Jasper Johnson (2) during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]")
![Kentucky head coach Mark Pope argues a call during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2301,h_1294,x_71,y_135/c_fill,w_540,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F198%2F01kj8dxygn0sbnkceh2m.jpg "Kentucky head coach Mark Pope argues a call during the first half of a NCAA mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, February 14, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]")
