Beat Missouri and October should be extremely interesting around Mark Stoops' ninth Kentucky football team.

Mark Stoops has brought stability and success to Kentucky football, where the 2021 season will open Saturday with the Wildcats playing host to Louisiana-Monroe.

The spread is only Kentucky by a field goal — and that means if the Cardinals and Wildcats played on a neutral site the game would be considered even.

It's that time of year again: Coach Mark Stoops' Kentucky football team will play its final road game Saturday in Nashville at Vanderbilt.

The Wildcats are booked for a game in Starkville against a Mississippi State team that Kentucky defeated, 28-7 in Lexington last season.