Kentucky Wildcats News: Kansas Basketball and Florida Football Week

University of Kentucky sports fans are heading into a monster week of action with the men’s basketball team and football team each playing one of their better rivals.

On Tuesday, the No. 23 Wildcats will face the No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks in the State Farm Champions Classic.

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As a Sea of Blue takes over “Catlanta” on Tuesday, the premier matchup does not favor the Wildcats.

In fact, Kentucky is entering the game as 5.5-point underdogs.

While the Wildcats have not yet lost a game in both exhibition and regular season play, they will definitely be tested tomorrow night.

Kansas brings a veteran lineup to the table with seniors Tre White and Trey Kaufman leading the team in scoring.

Then you have freshman Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 recruit coming into this year and a Louisville native, who is also in the mix.

Kentucky has shot the ball well, but they’ve not been tested by talent like this. Tip-off for Tuesday’s game is scheduled for 9:30 PM ET on ESPN.

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Meanwhile, this past weekend was one to forget for Kentucky football.

Nothing went right during the team’s road trip to Knoxville in an ugly 34-6 loss to Tennessee.

Losing that game knocked the Wildcats back to No. 13 in the AP rankings yesterday and drastically hurt their chances at making next month’s Southeastern Conference Championship Game as well as the College Football Playoff.

This Saturday, Kentucky will host the now-unranked Florida Gators who are coming off of a bad loss (losing to Oklahoma, 23-7, at home) of their own.

It’s a must-win for Kentucky, as they need to win out (beat Florida, then unranked Mizzou and Louisville) to end the season and then will need some help to make the CFP.

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Though Florida did not play well last weekend, they’ve certainly had their moments this season by beating current No. 8 Texas and blowing out current No. 19 Ole Miss earlier in the year.

Star running back Jadan Baugh will test Kentucky’s front seven and challenge the Wildcats to make tackles in the open field.

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Publish date : 2026-11-09 11:40:00

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