The Kentucky Wildcats are not just playing football, they’re writing a Cinderella story. This team just dropped #10 LSU in a 35-34 overtime thriller, making it their second ranked opponent taken down in a brutal SEC conference. Talk about laying down a statement!
Playing All 60 Minutes
Listen, this isn’t some fluke. These Wildcats are 5-1 and they’ve got that never-say-die attitude. Their only loss was to Alabama, and even then, they had a 17-13 lead at halftime and only missed two clutch field goals in the fourth quarter. They hung in there! But look at these last two weeks: back-to-back overtime wins. Against LSU, they got crucial stops on defense to even get to the game-tying field goal. And get this: last week against South Carolina, they were down 17-0 before roaring back to win 35-34 in overtime. They score, they go for two, they convert, and they stun the Gamecocks at home. That’s guts, plain and simple.
The Coach Who Said ‘It’s Because of Me’
And who’s behind all this? First-year head coach Will Stein. This guy is built different. At SEC media day, when they asked why he thought he could win in Kentucky, he didn’t blink. He said, straight up, “I think it’s because of me, to be honest. I think I know what it takes. I have seen it at the highest levels. I know what it takes to recruit at this level.” Talk about owning it! He doubles down, saying, “You just have to believe, man. You just got to put the ball down and play. There’s nothing really else to be said.” His whole mentality, “You gotta play to win. I don’t know what else to say,” is clearly dripping down to his players. They play all 60 minutes because of him.
So, Kentucky is 5-1 under Stein, and they don’t have another ranked opponent on the schedule. If they can win out? They might have already punched their ticket for a shot at the SEC championship. And you know what an SEC title means in this new CFP bracket system? A guaranteed top 4 spot. This isn’t just a great start, this is a potential history-making season for a guy who knew he could do it from day one.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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