🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics
Good Morning, Wildcats. It’s time to start picking out your outfit and buying new gear for this weekend’s game!
What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew?
🏈 On3 awards for Stein and Heard
🏀 NBA Cats
🔵 And much, much more!
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🔼 Big Recognition. Football head coach Will Stein was named the On3 Sports’ Midseason National Coach of the Year. He was also selected to the Bear Bryant National Coach of the Year Award Watch List. Stein is the first UK head coach to start 6-1 in his first season since 1913. He is also the first coach in Kentucky history to begin Southeastern Conference action with a 4-1 record. Offensive lineman Lance Heard was named a First Team All-American by On3. Against South Carolina, he led the line with an 81% grade, had five knockdown blocks and did not have a penalty or allow a quarterback sack.
🔼 Finalist. Football player Ty Bryant has been named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. The award recognizes college football’s top student-athlete with the best combination of academics, leadership and on-field performance. Bryant boasts a 3.83 GPA and earned a degree in communication from UK in May of 2026. He is pursuing a second degree in psychology. Bryant has appeared in 44 career games and racked up 215 tackles, five tackles for a loss, eight interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and four pass breakups.
WBB Ranking! The women’s basketball team received rankings in the Preseason Associated Press Top 25 and the Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll.
Both polls ranked Kentucky WBB at No. ##.
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🔼 NBA Cats. Former Cats opened the NBA season on Tuesday! Kentucky sits atop the nation with 26 players on NBA opening day rosters. UK is represented on a total of 19 NBA franchises to begin the 2026-27 season. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs lead the way with three Wildcats apiece on their rosters, while the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat and Houston Rockets each have two Cats on their respective teams.
Friday, October 23
⛳ Women's Golf vs The Landfall Tradition
🏊 Men's Swimming & Diving at Indiana & South California @ 2 pm ET
⚽ Women's Soccer vs Ole Miss @ 7:30 pm ET | Watch
🏀 Men's Basketball vs Texas Tech (EXH) @ 7 pm ET
Saturday, October 24
⛳ Women's Golf vs The Landfall Tradition
🎯 Rifle at Nebraska @ 9 am ET
🏈 Football vs Vanderbilt @ 7:30 pm ET | Tickets
Sunday, October 25
⛳ Women's Golf vs The Landfall Tradition
⚾ Baseball vs Morehead State (EXH) @ 12:30 pm ET
🏐 Volleyball vs Texas A&M @ 1 pm ET | Tickets
⚽ Men's Soccer at James Madison @ 6 pm ET | Watch
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