The regular season is over. The decision-making season begins now. And Mark Stoops has decisions to make. It’s why he’s paid the big bucks. Even bigger bucks all the time.
His Kentucky football team completed its regular-season schedule with a 7-5 record by sticking the landing. Saturday’s 26-13 victory over Louisville was UK’s fourth straight over the Cardinals in the annual Governor’s Cup showdown. And 7-5 has a much better feel than 6-6.
Kentucky didn’t win the SEC East title, however. The Cats aren’t making the trip to the SEC Championship Game. Not by a long shot. Picked by league media to finish second in the division, UK instead wound up 3-5 in conference play, behind Georgia (8-0), Tennessee (6-2) and South Carolina (4-4).
