KSR Today: What's next for Kentucky football?

Welp, that sucked.

Kentucky football is reaching a very, very awkward position. There is no explaining a loss to Vanderbilt, especially against this era of Vanderbilt that hadn’t seen an SEC win in its last 26 attempts. The UK offense continued to look putrid on Saturday while Brad White’s defense finally broke after bending for a lot of the season.

So, what’s next? Are there any questions that can be answered before the offseason? Kentucky is still sitting on a 6-4 record — 10 years ago, that was a reason to flood State Street. But that’s just not where this program is anymore. Beating Vanderbilt at home is a requirement. Losing in that fashion is, frankly, an embarrassment.

There are still two more games left on the 2022 schedule, but up next is No. 1 ranked Georgia in just six days. Expectations are at a season low. The ‘Cats will then close the season off against in-state rival Louisville. Both games will be played at Kroger Field, but the case scenario at this point feels like not getting completely trashed by the Bulldogs while finding a way to beat the Cardinals. A 7-5 finish would still be acceptable, but not anything close to preseason expectations.

The most troubling aspect of the current state of the program revolves around where they go next. Is Rich Scangarello the answer as the play caller? Better yet, who is even going to throw the ball for this team next season? Can the offensive line improve and improve quickly? These questions didn’t matter as much when the team was winning. As this season continues to spiral in the wrong direction, they become a lot tougher to ignore.

Enough negativity from me though. If your mind is well enough, check out all of KSR’s postgame content from Saturday, along with everything else going on in the world of UK Athletics for Sunday.

• Vanderbilt Snaps 26-Game SEC Losing Streak in 24-21 Win over Kentucky
• All systems failure leads to embarrassing upset loss for Kentucky
• Three Plays: Mike Wright makes the difference for Vanderbilt
• Mark Stoops not considering in-season coaching staff changes
• Will Levis shares frustrations following Vanderbilt loss
• Rich Scangarello Surprised by Lackluster Performance from the Kentucky Offense
• Chris Rodriguez Moves Into Third on UK’s All-Time Rushing List

KSR’s Rapid Reaction to the loss

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Mark Stoops’ postgame presser wasn’t fun

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Scangarello, White, Levis talk about the loss

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WBB hosts Coastal Carolina this afternoon

Off to a 2-0 start to the 2022-23 season, Kentucky women’s basketball will return to Memorial Coliseum on Sunday for a third consecutive game. Today’s opponent is the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers with tipoff scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST on the SEC Network+. It’ll also be the Dads and Daughters game, featuring a free photo opportunity on the concourse before the opening tip.

Coastal Carolina comes to Lexington with an 0-1 record after falling to fellow SEC program Georgia 78-61 in its opener. Meanwhile, UK has opened the season with a pair of wins over Radford and Morehead State. KSR’s Grant Grubbs has a full preview of what to expect from the Chanticleers (whatever the hell that is) that you can read here.

Men’s Soccer going for back-to-back conference titles

Also at 1:00 p.m. today (couldn’t work out that time conflict?), you can catch the Kentucky men’s soccer team take on James Madison in the championship round of the Sun Belt Conference. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+ over at The Bell Soccer Complex. Kentucky comes in as the conference’s top overall seed and the No. 2 ranked team in the country while James Madison is the Sun Belt’s seven-seed.

For a full preview of what’s to come, check out a full preview from KSR’s Katelyn Perkins right here.

‘Cats in the NFL: Week 10

9:30 AM (NFL NET): Seahawks @ Buccaneers (M. Edwards)
1:00 PM (FOX): Vikings (Z. Smith) @ Bills
1:00 PM (FOX): Lions (J. Paschal, L. Stenberg) @ Bears
1:00 PM (CBS): Broncos @ Titans (B. Dupree, L. Johnson)
1:00 PM (CBS): Jaguars (J. Allen, L. Fortner, C. Peters) @ Chiefs (D. Kinnard)
1:00 PM (CBS): Browns @ Dolphins
1:00 PM (CBS): Texans @ Giants (W. Robinson)
1:00 PM (FOX): Saints (L. Young) @ Steelers (B. Snell)
4:05 PM (CBS): Colts @ Raiders
4:25 PM (FOX): Cowboys (Q. Bohanna, K. Joseph) @ Packers (R. Cobb)
4:25 PM (FOX): Cardinals @ Rams
8:20 PM (NBC): Chargers @ 49ers

Monday Night Football

8:15 PM (ESPN): Commanders (J. Davis) @ Eagles