It is a measure of the improvement in the Kentucky football program under Mark Stoops that the type of season that used to be celebrated at UK — 7-6 with a bowl trip — was considered a major disappointment for the Wildcats in 2022.
The good news for backers of the Blue is that with Liam Coen back from a year’s hiatus in the NFL to run the Kentucky offense and former North Carolina State star Devin Leary in to quarterback the Wildcats, UK should field a better team in 2023 than it had in 2022.
Alas, with Alabama joining Georgia on the Cats’ 2023 schedule, it is also possible Kentucky will boast a substantially better team without producing a markedly better record.