Who are the most important individuals in the SEC? Adam Luckett's yearly column takes at look at who could create the biggest storylines this season.

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Most important individuals in SEC for 2025 college football season

DeAndre Liggins said he still gets chills watching his corner three-pointer against North Carolina, a dagger to send Kentucky to the Final Four in

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DeAndre Liggins knew he was entering the draft after the North Carolina corner dagger

Many big topics were discussed at SEC spring meetings with the league dealing with the House settlement, revenue-sharing, the transfer portal's

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SEC certainly sounds all-in on 8-game conference model

Archie Goodwin has four years of The Basketball Tournament (TBT) experience, helping perennial power Eberlein Drive reach the semifinals last summer;

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Archie Goodwin seeks redemption at Kentucky with La Familia in TBT

A former Kentucky wide receiver made news on the West Coast for running down a suspected arsonist. Scott Mitchell, who played in 22 games for the

Sep 25, 2004; Gainesville, FL, USA; Kentucky Wildcats wide receiver #2 Scott Mitchell runs past Florida Gators defenders during 4th quarter action at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The Gators won 32-30. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images Copyright (c) 2004 Jason Parkhurst

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Former UK wide receiver Scott Mitchell chased down a suspected L.A. arsonist

Everyone had the same reaction when those first reports of John Calipari's talks with Arkansas hit social media, sports radio and television last

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Former Cats sensed Coach Cal's departure was coming, but believe Mark Pope was 'perfect hire'

College football is always evolving. That is the same for how the game is officiated yearly. John McDaid is the SEC's coordinator for football

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These rule changes are coming to SEC football in 2025

SEC Media Days is rocking and rolling. Day two got taken to a new level upon the arrival of Arch Manning. The KSR crew had boots on the ground when

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Arch Manning's highly anticipated arrival is unprecedented. SEC Media Days has produced mayhem around players like Johnny Football and Tim Tebow, but

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After an impressive week at the adidas 3SSB Championships in Rock Hill, SC, Bruce Branch III has solidified himself as the top overall prospect in

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Now the top prospect in 2027, Bruce Branch III is hearing from Kentucky "almost every day"

We've seen team practice highlights from the Kentucky men's basketball team throughout the summer, but not so much from the women's team — until now.

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LOOK: The first Kentucky WBB team practice highlights of the summer!

Flip season does not wait until December. We have seen it arrive in the summer in this 2026 high school recruiting cycle. One of the best players in

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Owensboro High tailback Evan Hampton flips from Louisville to Vanderbilt

Lexington Sporting Club will soon host rival Louisville FC in the Commonwealth Cup at the brand-new, state-of-the-art stadium located off Exit 104 on

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The icicles are back: Lexington SC channels 90s Kentucky Basketball for Louisville rivalry

I attended the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in 2015, the summer after Kentucky's 38-1 season. The desert heat was in the 100s that week, so we

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Tracking the Kentucky guys in the NBA Summer League

John Calipari never missed an opportunity to talk about the ultimate what-if that was Kentucky's 2019-20 squad, a group that won 28 games and

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Kahlil Whitney says 'uncertainty' led to Kentucky departure, confident 2019-20 team would have won title

The Houston Rockets are shutting down Reed Sheppard (for the rest of the summer).  According to The Athletic's Kelly Iko, Houston has elected to keep

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Rockets shutting down Reed Sheppard for remainder of Summer League

Kentucky is making a push for one of the best point guards in high school basketball.   On Tuesday afternoon, On3's Joe Tipton reported that Deron

Deron Rippey Jr. - Zack Geoghegan, Kentucky Sports Radio

Kentucky makes first list cut for 4-star PG Deron Rippey Jr.

Netflix uncovered a gold mine with Formula 1: Drive to Survive. The success of that sports documentary spawned other subsequent series that followed

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Any Given Saturday Review: Netflix Delivers the Goods in SEC Behind-the-Scenes Series

On3's acquisition of Rivals means more cohesion in the recruiting rankings process. We saw the first edition of this new chapter in the internet

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Where Kentucky's entire recruiting class sits after Rivals300 release

KSR made the trip to Louisville to get a look at some Kentucky targets at Nike EYBL Session 3/Run 4 Roses. The "largest girls' basketball exposure

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KSR's top takeaways from Nike EYBL Session 3/Run 4 Roses

ESPN's Myron Medcalf was a popular summer fill-in host on Mondays last summer. Today, KSR called him in on a Tuesday to fill in for Matt Jones during

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KSR Show, 7/15: Myron Medcalf returns to the KSR airwaves

Monday was a busy one, especially for mid-July. SEC Media Days kicked off in Atlanta, La Familia held its media day ahead of The Basketball

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KSR Today: Arch Madness at SEC Media Days, Cats in the NBA Summer League

Kentucky does not win the national championship in 2012 without Doron Lamb, the former Wildcat sharpshooter going for a game-high 22 points in the

Former Kentucky players Sam Malone, Doron Lamb, and Marquis Teague at Big Madness - Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio

Doron Lamb would've stayed all four years at Kentucky with NIL -- with untouchable shooting records

SEC Media Days are upon us. We've got a loaded slate for Day 1 at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park and the College Football Hall of Fame.

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After recently being named a WNBA All-Star for the third time in her career, former Kentucky Wildcat Rhyne Howard will be out of action for a few

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Rhyne Howard out for remainder of July with left knee injury

Clark Lea put people to sleep at SEC Media Days. It was a tradition the Vanderbilt head coach picked up from his predecessor. That's just what

Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia at SEC Media Days, via Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images

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