This is a column I told myself I would not write again. If the first 811 versions did not make a difference, what was the purpose of one more.

Before there was Mark Stoops, there was Rich Brooks. I am tracing the line of personalities and players who were determined to make University of Kentucky football program stop settling for less than the program should achieve.

After a rousing 5-0 start, the University of Kentucky football team has lost back-to-back-to-back games.

One of the great unanswered questions about Southeastern Conference expansion with Texas and Oklahoma remains this: How will the league align its 16 members?

The University of Kentucky football team started its season ranked 23rd in the AP Top 25.

Nick Saban beats impossibly ridiculous expectations. He’s beating the aging process. He will beat Clemson — if he gets the chance.

There is not a ton of challenge in ranking the top college football teams. My Cousin Milan could do it.

Last week it was too soon to declare that Kentucky faced a Must Win in its home opener against Ole Miss. It's no longer too soon.

On one side — the serious contenders for the national title. On the other — coaches who flinch whenever a fresh text message arrives. 

If this morphs into Kentucky’s first losing season since 2015, this game will be replayed and reviewed as the one that put the Wildcats in an unnecessary hole.