BBN has a Sports Equinox coming in a big way
We’re not talking about March Madness here, that is basketball only. We’re talking about a single month in the heart of the fall — November 2025 — that’s shaping up to be Kentucky’s own sports equinox.
It starts Nov. 6 when Kentucky women’s soccer and men’s soccer dive into postseason play, both possibly chasing conference and NCAA tournament hardware. That same day, Kentucky swimming takes its shot at Louisville in a heated pool rivalry that rarely disappoints.
Two days later, Nov. 8, Florida football visits Lexington in the later part of the year for the first time in years, a rare late-season clash that could have massive SEC implications. Then Nov. 9, Kentucky volleyball hosts Tennessee in a battle between two perennial conference powers.
And that’s just the warm-up. On Nov. 11, basketball takes center stage with the Cats and Louisville squaring off on the hardwood in an early-season Bluegrass showdown. While the date feels unusual for the rivalry, the stakes will still be through the roof for both programs.
On Nov. 14, volleyball faces Oklahoma before squaring off with Arkansas on Nov. 16. The SEC Tournament begins Nov. 21 for volleyball — another chance for Kentucky to add to its postseason haul.
Basketball steps back in on Nov. 18 for the Champions Classic against Michigan State, a game that could be a top-10 matchup and a barometer for Mark Pope’s second season.
Then, right before December, the month wraps with the football version of the Governor’s Cup against Louisville on Nov. 29 — a game that could determine bowl positioning or more.
That’s not even counting home “buy games” in football and basketball that will fill the weekends in between.
The bottom line? You could attend a marquee Kentucky sporting event every few days in November without ever leaving the state. For Big Blue Nation, that’s as close to heaven as the calendar gets.