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STATE STREET

When Kentucky wins, things get lit.

Monday, September 17, 2018

ON THE COVER

PHOTO BY MICHAEL REAVES University of Kentucky student Larmont Stewart waves a burning T-shirt on State Street following the Kentucky men’s basketball team’s last-second, game-winning shot over Wisconsin in the 2014 Final Four.

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The Kernel had a team of three photographers and two writers on State Street when the UK-Florida football game ended in Kentucky’s favor for the first time in 31 years. The photos and videos we got have been requested by news organizations across the state and the country, showing that Kentucky fans’ post-game celebration style is obviously notorious.

State Street has achieved almost a mythic, legendary reputation, which continued on Sept. 8, 2018. To chronicle what happened this year and what has happened in years past when the Cats get a big win, we have produced this special edition of the Kentucky Kernel. In this edition, you will find photos from this year and years past, as well as a look back at how Wildcats fans have historically celebrated.

Part of our responsibility as student journalists at UK is to chronicle UK student life, and State Street has undeniably become part of that. Maybe someday, someone will come across this edition of the Kernel on the way to State Street.

We can only hope it won’t be used as kindling.

Bailey Vandiver, Editor-in-chief

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‘Chaos Corner’ is no more; State Street is the place to be after a big win

By Rick Childress

news@kykernel.com

The streets around campus flowed freely with rivers of alcohol, crazed revelers ignited the leaking gas from a flipped-over news van, daredevils scaled poles and one guy pushed a beer keg around in a shopping cart.

This was not the apocalypse. This was not State Street.

It was the only intersection that mattered, just minutes after UK captured its sixth NCAA basketball championship in 1996.

The intersection of Woodland and Euclid was the place to be after UK basketball captured two championships in the late ‘90s. Minutes after the final buzzer, jubilant and often inebriated UK fans would flood the intersection from the plethora of bars, fraternity houses and the nearby South Campus dorms that populated the surrounding neighborhood in those years.

These days, the intersection is barely on the police’s radar.

“Euclid and Woodland was the big one when I was going to school. ‘96 and ‘98, I was (in Lexington) for both of those and that was the spot to be at,” said Commander Brian Maynard of the Lexington Police. “That has changed. This past year, we didn’t even staff anybody at that location.”

State Street and its surrounding neighborhoods sometime in the years between 2010 and 2012 quickly became the unquestioned main gathering place for large post-game

celebrations, Maynard said.

“That just seems to be traditionally where it has moved to,” Maynard said.

Rachel Aretakis, who was Kernel news editor in 2012 when UK won its most recent basketball championship, said in a recent interview that the newspaper had sent reporters to the Woodland and Euclid area, but decided to center around State Street as it appeared to be the rowdiest and most populated.

When UK defeated Louisville in the 2012 Final Four, Aretakis was on State Street to report and take in the mayhem first-hand.

Multiple cars were flipped, one was lit on fire and some fans tried to defend their vehicles, she said. Red cars were at times specifically targeted.

According to news coverage from the time, fireworks went off just after the game, burning couches littered the streets and there were multiple injuries reported from thrown beer bottles.

UK spokesperson Kathy Johnson told the Kernel then that 39 fires had been reported before midnight.

“People just wanted a reason to celebrate and go crazy,” Aretakis said.

In recent years, police, having learned from past incidents, now corral any stray couches days before tipoff and

MATT BARTON Kentucky fans celebrate at the corner of Woodland and Euclid on March 30, 1996, after UK beat UMass 81-74.

prevent cars from parking around the State Street area on game days.

According to Maynard, the location is just about the only thing that has changed from the celebrations of the late ‘90s to the State Street celebrations of recent years.

On March 31, 1998, the Kernel’s front-page headline read “Chaos Corner,” and below it sits a black and white photo of frenzied, jubilant, beer-toting fans.

“This is my first time out here, and I’ve never seen anything like it,” one UK student at Euclid and Woodland told the Kernel in 1998 after UK’s seventh basketball championship win. “This is P-H-A-T phat; it’s the phattest party I’ve ever seen.”

JAMES CRISP Kentucky fans celebrate at the corner of Woodland and Euclid on March 30, 1996, after UK beat UMass 81-74, winning UK’s sixth national championship.

Lexington Police has had plenty of practice on State Street

Monday, September 17, 2018

By Rick Childress

PHOTOS BY ADAM PENNAVARIA

news@kykernel.com

TOP: A police officer protects students on State Street after UK’s victory against Notre Dame in the Elite 8 on March 28, 2015, in Lexington, Kentucky.

After almost a decade of clandestine post-game celebrations on State Street, Lexington police officers said they’ve better learned how to create a safe but fun environment for jubilant and inebriated fans.

Lexington Police Commander Brian Maynard said that during basketball season, the police and other law enforcement groups around the city plan almost a month in advance for the potentially largescale gathering of crowds in the State and Elizabeth Street areas.

He also said that the police’s plans can change simply based on who the Wildcats’ tournament opponent is.

“You throw a Duke in a (round of) 64 game and we’re probably going to be ramped up a little bit more in terms of our planning and our strategy,” Maynard said.

He said that during the tournament, metro police try to send about 200 officers out to make sure the environment remains safe and that those who are looking to do something destructive are quickly removed.

“200 officers versus 10,000 people—we’re not going to control that. We’re going to control an area, we’re going to try to take instigators out,” Maynard said. “Most of the time everyone is going to be out there to have a good time.”

The officers, who almost annually have marched down State Street in riot gear, serve as both deterrent and public relations opportunity for the police, Maynard said. Over the years, fans have been observed posing in pictures with armored-up officers.

“That’s an opportunity we want them to share and take those photographs,” Maynard said. “When it comes to time when you’re no longer allowed to take photographs because

MIDDLE LEFT: A student takes a selfie with police officers on State Street after UK’s victory against Notre Dame in the Elite 8 on March 28, 2015, in Lexington, Kentucky.

MIDDLE RIGHT: Firefighters observe students celebrating on State Street after UK’s victory against Notre Dame in the Elite 8 on March 28, 2015, in Lexington, Kentucky.

BOTTOM: Riot police line up in a State Street front yard in Lexington, Kentucky, after UConn defeated the Kentucky men’s basketball team on Monday, April 7, 2014.

we have to handle our business then we’ll make that change.”

Maynard said that police typically make that switch when the on-street celebration is starting to die down and most of those looking to just celebrate have left, leaving only those who are “down there to be destructive and cause other issues.”

Those in the crowd that the police determine to be instiga-

tors tend to face serious consequences. Along with criminal charges, destructive or disruptive revelers could also face academic punishments from UK if the determined troublemaker is a student, “so it’s kind of a double whammy,” Maynard said.

He also said that in the past, police have looked at video and photo footage of the

events, and have successfully identified instigators days after an incident took place.

“We will take our time, and we will look at video, we will look at photos,” Maynard said.

According to Lexington Police spokesperson Brenna Angel, the police are investigating the car-flipping incident that occurred on State Street in early September after UK football

defeated Florida for the time in 31 years.

Maynard said that initially the celebration on the street was tame, as officers found a group of about 50 people who were celebrating in the street and causing no problems.

“Another group comes out an hour and a half or two hours later and all that happens,” Maynard said of the group of revelers who flipped a small white car several times.

He said response officers were back on the State Street a few minutes after the car flipping was reported.

“We don’t want people to get in trouble,” Maynard said.

“But if you make a dumb decision and you’re going to impact someone else’s quality of life or damage their property then there’s going to be consequences for that.”

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ARDEN BARNES Sept. 8, 2018 KY Football v. Florida 27-16, Win

CALEB GREGG

March 28, 2014 KY Men’s Basketball v. Louisville 74-69, Win

JORDAN PRATHER

March 22, 2018 KY Men’s Basketball v. Kansas State 61-58, Loss

MICHAEL REAVES

March 20, 2014 KY Men’s Basketball v. Michigan 75-72, Win

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March 25, 2017 KY Men’s Basketball v. UCLA 86-75, Win

MICHAEL REAVES

April 7, 2014 KY Men’s Basketball v. Connecticut 60-54, Loss

JOSHUA QUALLS

March 25, 2017 KY Men’s Basketball v. UCLA 86-75, Win

CAMERON SADLER

March 26, 2015 KY Men’s Basketball v. West Virginia 78-39, Win

MICHAEL CLUBB Sept. 8, 2018 KY Football v. Florida 27-16, Win

MICHAEL REAVES March 28, 2014 KY MBB v. Louisville 74-69, Win

ADAM PENNAVARIA March 28, 2015 KY MBB v. Notre Dame 74-69, Win

ARDEN BARNES Sept. 8, 2018 KY Football v. Florida 27-16, Win

BRANDON GOODWIN March 26, 2011 KY MBB v. Ohio State 62-60, Win

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It’s not just basketball; UK football fans know how to celebrate, too

By Rick Childress

news@kykernel.com

The post-game flipping of an unlucky white car on State Street following UK’s streak-snapping win over the Florida Gators was not the first time football revelers took to the streets to celebrate a historic win.

In 1997, following a semi-similar upset win over an SEC foe, exuberant UK revelers ran wild across the Commonwealth Stadium gridiron.

Tim Couch and the 1997 football Wildcats were gathering at midfield to celebrate snapping a 75-year-long losing streak to the Alabama Crimson Tide, while fans on the field looked longingly at the towering goal posts that stood behind both end zones.

“Their jubilant fans circled them, until a deviant turned to me and smiled,” wrote Kernel Sports Columnist Aaron Sanderford, who penned his post-game column from the perspective of the unlucky yellow goal post that was conspicuously kidnapped from Commonwealth Stadium on that chilly October night and paraded triumphantly down Euclid Avenue.

The nabbing of those uprights marked one of the few occasions in football history that a notoriously destructive celebration over a win actually left the environs of the stadium. The on-field activities roared on, and according to Kernel coverage from the time, “at 10:30 p.m. the last goal post at Commonwelath fell.”

One sweat-drenched student told the newspaper, in a string of profanities, that he was overjoyed that “we beat Bama’s” behind and “just took that s**t (the goal posts) down.”

According to the original Kernel photo caption, the tearing down of those goal posts were the “first goal post fatality in Commonwealth Stadium.”

It would also be among the last goal post fatalities in the stadium, as security monitoring field-rushing crowds is now very quick to lower the goal posts after big wins.

In 2007, according to Kernel coverage from the time, fans rushed the field twice after the Wildcats defeated a ninth-ranked Louisville team and a top-ranked Louisiana State team.

Before fans jumped the wall after the win over Louisville, then-acting UK Police Chief Joe Monroe told his team of UKPD officers, who were tasked with controlling the fans on field, to focus on lowering the goal posts and preventing injuries, instead of trying to halt the onslaught of jubilant fans.

After the 2007 win, fans on State Street performed the early forms of what is apparently

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considered common ritual after big wins today— they burned a couch.

After UK defeated LSU in triple overtime, most fans rushed the field, while other fans in the State Street area decided to burn a vacuum cleaner. Police also received reports of three burning couches.

“It’s just something people do when they get real excited and they’re intoxicated,” UKPD Officer James Haubenreich told the Kernel in 2007. “It’s not unique, but this fall is the first time there’s been so many incidents.”

Pouring rain after this year’s early September win over Florida likely saved multiple couches from the potential inferno, but with UK hosting some formidable SEC opponents, Lexington police have said they’ll likely be on the lookout for post-game hijinks.

“We’ll always be able to pull in more folks if it looks like something is going to happen,” said Lexington Police Commander Bryan Maynard.

ED MATTHEWS TOP: Wildcat fans storm the goal posts after UK’s 40-34 win over Alabama on Oct. 4, 1997. This was the first and only goal post ‘fatality’ in Commonwealth Stadium history.

BOTTOM LEFT: Students flip over a car on State Street on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky, after the UK football team beat the Florida Gators 27-16, ending a 31-year losing streak.

BOTTOM RIGHT: UK fans rush the field after UK’s 43-37 victory over No. 1 LSU on Oct. 13, 2007. This was the second time fans jumped the wall after games in the 2007-2008 season.

Monday, September 17, 2018

UK fans celebrate, destroy property on State Street after losing streak ends

By Jacob Eads and Bailey Vandiver | news@kykernel.com

ARDEN BARNES I STAFF Students celebrate on State Street on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky, after the UK football team beat the Florida Gators 27-16, ending a 31-year losing streak.

When the game clock expired, officially marking the end of UK football’s 31-game losing streak against Florida, it was eerily quiet on UK’s famed State Street, other than the sound of falling raindrops.

But don’t worry. That didn’t last long.

Late on Sept. 8, hundreds of UK students flooded State Street to celebrate the Wildcats’ 27-16 victory over Florida— their first in 31 years— in a manner often reserved for basketball wins.

“It’s about time,” sophomore forestry major Jacob Bennet said of the Cats’ win over the Gators.

Within minutes of the final buzzer, students began trickling onto the street that has been known to host UK’s raucous post-game celebrations, seemingly unbothered by the ark-worthy rain showers rinsing the party.

“We just made history. Don’t mat-

ter rain or shine, we’re going to be out here celebrating,” said sophomore finance major Crosse Wolfe.

The invested fans showed no sympathy toward the Gators, as they marched through puddles down the street with chants of “F*** Florida” trailing them.

While the party began innocently enough, it quickly escalated, following suit of previous celebrations on State Street. Broken bottles, flying cans and disfigured trashcans promptly littered the ground, eventually becoming victim to the small streams making their way down the road.

While a few couches might’ve been spared thanks to the rain— only one lonely cushion was seen to be set aflame— one car parked on the street wasn’t so lucky. In the midst of their celebration, fans flipped a white car parked on the street completely over, multiple times. It then served as a

backdrop for many photo-ops.

The owner of the car, 19-year-old Matt O’Hara, had driven from his hometown of Independence to watch the game with friends in Lexington.

His friends live on Crescent Avenue, he said, but he left his car parked on State Street.

He did not know his car’s fate until he saw a Barstool UK tweet with a video of the flipping car.

“I love BBN and all, but there’s a line people have to realize between burning a couch and damaging a car,” O’Hara said the day after the game.

After Lexington Police eventually cleared the street of the rejoicing fans, they examined the injured car.

As the night went on, more police arrived on the scene, and much of the crowd dispersed.

Some students on State Street that night said they fully expected the street to serve as the epicenter

for rowdy fans, but others were surprised by the magnitude of the celebration.

“I kind of expected it in March, but I’m not going to lie. I didn’t think this was going to happen in the fall, but UK did just beat Florida,” senior political science major Linda Ineza said.

Those on State Street said the football team’s win and accompanying celebration spoke to the loyalty of all UK fans.

“I think UK’s fans always turn out for them,” Ineza said.

But while they might be loyal, others might say they’re a little crazy too.

“I feel like the rain makes people go crazy. I swear there’s just something in it,” Ineza said.

The video of the flipping car certainly brought a lot of outrage on Twitter, as many loyal UK fans denounced the actions of those who be-

came destructive on Saturday night.

O’Hara’s mother was one of them, as she wrote she wasn’t sure why “young people think it is okay to destroy other people’s property” on a GoFundMe page she had set up to raise money to replace her son’s car.

O’Hara eventually got a happy ending, though: Big M Superstore of Nicholasville donated a car to O’Hara after its owner heard about what happened on State Street.

The car gifted to O’Hara included a note in which the staff at Big M Superstore apologized “on behalf of the entire #BBN.” While State Street is often a fun, energetic place to celebrate a UK win, it can also turn ugly, as it did this year for those who participated in the rioting and destruction of the car.

It is unknown when rowdy UK fans might next return to State Street.

Couches might be safe until March.

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STATE STREET As early as 2007, fans were reportedly setting fire to couches in the State Street area. Deep NCAA Tournament runs by the men’s basketball team in 2011 and 2012 gave some rowdy fans-- hungry for an opportunity for destruction-- the notion to flip cars, torch couches and establish State Street as the place to be after a historic UK win.

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Stop normalizing rioting after UK athletic wins HANNAH WOOSLEY Assistant Opinions Editor

Why are sports riots OK, but not riots for social injustices?

On Sept. 8, the Kentucky Wildcats won a football game against the Florida Gators for the first time in 31 years.

That’s when the riots began.

Almost minutes after the game ending, students swarmed State Street like herds of cattle. The celebrations turned to rioting, with a car flipped, trash cans thrown through the air and a couch cushion burned.

Now, let’s put focus on one major organization pushing for social justice between African American and white individuals– Black Lives Matter. In 2013, Black Lives Matter was formed in response to George Zimmerman’s acquittal of killing 17-year-old unarmed Trayvon Martin, according to the BLM website. Protests and riots erupted in more than 100 cities, according to BBC News.

In Los Angeles, protesters of

Martin’s murder began jumping on cars and breaking windows. In Oakland, California, trash bins were thrown into windows and small fires were set. While most protests remained peaceful, a large focus was placed on the non-peaceful ones. The similarities between the riots on State Street and the protests for social injustice is uncanny. Though why is one largely considered OK and normalized, and the other not?

As of Sept. 14, no arrests had been made relating to the incidents that occurred on State Street on Sept. 8.

On July 13, 2016, Zimmerman was found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter, according to BBC News. Protests erupted again on Monday, July 15, 2016, but this time police used bean-bag rounds and made six arrests to end the protest, and this is merely one example of violence used in one protest, in one city– a method that is not routinely used by police on State Street.

In a video posted by the Kentucky Kernel on the night of UK’s win against Florida,

In memoriam: Remembering the car that met its end on State Street

you can see students actively chanting, screaming and cheering while a select few flipped a car parked alongside the road that didn’t belong to any of the involved parties. After the car was flipped, students piled on top of the car and began yelling again while throwing drinks everywhere. You could even see people taking pictures with the flipped car.

In what world should destroying another’s property while celebrating a sports win be tolerated? Plenty of widespread negativity grew for the BLM movement after their protests, which began after, and spread over, many years of injustices among the African American community, so where is the negativity from college students for the rioting after UK wins? When will the police force match the degree of prosecution against BLM protesters to UK riots?

In no way should rioting and destroying other’s property for a simple sports win be acceptable to anyone. It’s time to rely on morals as citizens and end the ridiculous riots that have thus far been normalized in this city.

By Sarah Ladd opinions@kykernel.com

A white Volvo S60 died Saturday, Sept. 8. It was 14.

The car, a 2004 model, belonged to 19-year-old Matt O’Hara, from Independence, Kentucky. Its cause of death was UK football’s ending the 31-year losing streak against the Florida Gators.

UK fans congregated on State Street to celebrate the win, but celebrating turned destructive when several fans repeatedly flipped O’Hara’s car. The Volvo didn’t stand a chance; it was destroyed.

O’Hara, who is not a UK student, was visiting friends during the game.

“I love BBN and all, but there’s a line people have to realize between burning a couch and damaging a car,” he told the Kernel the day after the bereavement.

O’Hara’s mom, Amy, wrote in the GoFundMe page that she started to raise funds to replace her son’s car, “As expected from students of UK, they trekked through torrential downpour, through the deep potholes and puddles, to the promised land that is State Street after a good ole UK win.”

MICHAEL CLUBB I STAFF Matt O’Hara’s car was flipped multiple times on State Street on Sept. 8, 2018 after UK defeated Florida for the first time since 1986.

Because of that, the Volvo is now in its own promised land, beyond this life.

O’Hara’s acknowledged that while couches were safe this year, “a small white car lost its life” as UK fans “ripped the doors off, shattered every window and then flipped over, totally destroying it.”

O’Hara said his car, which was with him for three-and-ahalf years, lived an average life, and mostly just got him from point A to point B. He used it for work and commuting to and from school.

He once took a trip to Ohio in it.

“Not much happened there,”

he said.

He depended on his car for his pizza delivery job and was gifted the Volvo’s successor, a Mazda3, on Sept. 10, from Big M Superstore as an apology on behalf of the Big Blue Nation.

The owner, Stephen Montgomery, said he wanted to help O’Hara avoid the trouble that one of his friends had gone through after losing her car on State Street during his time as a Transylvania student. It is always touching to see how the community responds in times of grief.

The Volvo is survived by its owner and the Mazda3, which O’Hara said he has not named.

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Former Kernel sports editor reminisces on UK’s 1986 win over Florida Kernel Sports Staff sports@kykernel.com

When Kentucky beat Florida to snap its 31-game losing streak to the Gators, a massive celebration on State Street ensued, ultimately ending with a car getting flipped.

However, post-victory celebrations over Florida never used to be that rowdy. In fact, the last time Kentucky beat Florida, in 1986, there was no real celebration at all, according to former Kernel sports editor Todd Jones.

“It wasn’t like it grabbed national headlines and turned Lexington into a bonfire,” Jones said. “It was well celebrated, I’m sure, and people were happy. It was an upset but it wasn’t anything compared to what happened Saturday [Sept. 8, 2018].”

Jones was at that game on Nov. 15, 1986, when the Cats beat the Gators 10-3. He was hired as a stringer for the game for WTBS TV, who was at the UK-Florida game for the SEC Game of the Week.

“I held the dish on the line of scrimmage,” Jones said. “I joke, but I think I got paid $25 maybe.”

The setting for the game Jones was at was completely different from the game just over a week ago. In Gainesville last week, the temperature was in the high 70s, no wind and the perfect setting for a football game under the lights.

In Kentucky’s 10-3 victory in November 1986, the conditions were the opposite.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY TODD JONES Former Kernel sports editor Todd Jones was part of a TV crew during Kentucky’s 1986 win against Florida.

ALAN LESSIG Kentucky defensive back Tony Mayes rides out of Commonwealth Stadium atop the shoulders of defensive tackles Oliver Barnett and Jerry Reese after Kentucky’s 10-3 win against Florida on Nov. 15, 1986.

“It was a very cold, gray day, I don’t think the stadium was full, I remember the grass looking very yellow like it did those days in November,” Jones said.

As for the game itself in 1986, Jones does not remember any specifics about the game besides UK quarterback Bill Ransdell having a good game.

When the game was over and Kentucky was victorious, no chaotic celebration took place afterwards. Fans celebrated the win like they would celebrate any other big win over a good opponent.

“Kentucky upset Florida but it wasn’t like the end of the streak of 31 years,” Jones said. “I don’t think

anybody in 1986 thought it was going to be 32 more years before they beat them again.”

Even though the Gators won the previous six matchups before facing off in 1986, the series was fairly even in the mid-20th century. In the 1970s, Kentucky posted a 4-6 record against the Gators, and seven of those games were played in the state of Florida.

“In 1986, it wasn’t like Kentucky hadn’t beaten them since the ‘50s...”

Jones said. “The time in between the wins is what made Saturday so much more dramatic than 1986.”

Jones did not get a chance to watch the streak-snapping victory on Sept. 8, as he was previously committed to a family event. However, he did have some friends keep him updated on the game.

“While the game was going on Saturday night, a couple of them were texting me,” Jones said. “I remember texting a couple of them saying ‘Oh, there is plenty of time to blow it.’”

Kentucky ended up pulling it off, sparking the massive celebration on State Street. Even though the party was fun for students, Jones said he believes Kentucky needs to get to a point where beating Florida becomes normal.

“For Kentucky football to be really a player, it’s going to have to be at a point where beating Florida doesn’t cause this type of celebration,” Jones said. “In ‘86, it was an upset and people were happy and they won, but it wasn’t like people were printing t-shirts.”

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UK football looks to improve all-time record in SEC home openers

By Chris Leach sports@kykernel.com

As Kentucky continues its great start to the 2018 season, the Cats will get ready for one of their bigger games of the season, the SEC home opener.

Of course, the Cats are already 1-0 in the SEC after their historic win over Florida, but that game was played in Gainesville. Kentucky’s two other games this season have been played in Kroger Field, but they were against non-conference opponents.

Saturday will be the Lexington locals’ first chance to see a conference opponent in person, but unfortunately for Cats fans, those SEC home openers usually don’t go well.

In Kentucky’s 86 SEC home openers, the Cats are 30-55-1. The one tie came in 1952, when Kentucky and Mississippi couldn’t break the score of 13-13 in Lexington.

Early in Kentucky’s conference history, a lot of losses mounted from Mississippi and Auburn. In recent

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CARTER GOSSETT I STAFF Kentucky running back Benny Snell Jr. dodges a tackle during the game against the Florida Gators on Sept. 23, 2017, in Lexington, Kentucky.

history, many losses come from Alabama and Florida, which was part of the 31-season losing streak to the Gators.

As for Mississippi State, the team Kentucky will play on Sept. 22, the Cats are undefeated in four separate SEC home openers when playing the Bulldogs. Kentucky last hosted Mississippi State for its conference home opener in 1990, when the Cats beat the Bulldogs 17-15.

Of those four contests, two of them were decided by four points or fewer. All four of the Kentucky-Mississippi State SEC home openers in Lexington have also been played under the lights.

Overall, the Cats are 22-23 against the Bulldogs, with Mississippi State taking eight of the last nine games. However, Mississippi State has a new head coach after Dan Mullen decided to leave the Bulldogs behind and accept the head coaching position at Florida.

Jim Moorhead has taken over the

helm at Mississippi State and has gotten the Bulldogs off to a strong start.

Mississippi State is Moorhead’s first FBS head coaching job, as he previously was the head coach of Fordham.

Now in his sixth season at UK, Stoops is 2-3 in SEC home openers.

This season is Mark Stoops’ sixth season as the head coach for Kentucky, and he is 2-3 in SEC home openers, with the wins coming in 2014 against Vanderbilt and in 2016 against South Carolina.

If Kentucky is able to win, the Cats will secure their fifth SEC home opener of the 21st century and even the series against the Bulldogs. It will also improve the Cats to 2-0 in the conference, which will certainly spark some debate on how high the Cats can finish in the SEC East.

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We are seeking an experienced enthu‑ siastic and hard‑working individual to provide com­prehensive support to the Office Coordina­tor. We are looking for someone to help with all manner of tasks related to housekeeping, gardening, cooking & shopping etc A fantastic place to work and varied tasks. wedeliver999@gmail.com

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