Fans could have easily fallen into the trap of underestimating Will Stein. The 36-year-old had never worked as a college head coach before jumping to the SEC and becoming the new man in charge at Kentucky football.
It didn't take long for first-year Kentucky Wildcats coach Will Stein to notch a signature win.
This past Saturday was one of the best atmospheres Kentucky football has seen in years. From the pregame buzz around the tailgates to a rocking Kroger Field, it was an electric atmosphere against the #12 Alabama Crimson Tide.
Every college football season produces at least a few FCS teams that shock an FBS opponent. Week 1 brings several opportunities for FCS programs to add another upset to the list.
How many of the FBS college football teams with an animal nickname can you name?
Will Stein is working tirelessly to build a new culture of Kentucky football and do it as fast as he can. The best way to do that is not only improve the in-game atmosphere, but you've gotta get the best guys on the field.
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
Will Stein came into Lexington and brought a ton of new faces, including players. Assembling what's expected to be one of the best offensive line's in the SEC and a defense with promise after the hire of Jay Bateman, who had some of the nation's best defenses at Texas A&M.
The Kentucky Wildcats have never won a national championship on the gridiron. They've won two SEC championships in school history, but their last SEC title came in 1976.
We look at five newcomers who could shake up the conference.
Will Stein and the Kentucky Wildcats added a talented player to their 2027 recruiting class, landing local receiver Tyler Fryman. Fryman announced his commitment to the Wildcats on Friday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett.
The biggest reason for the Kentucky Wildcats’ rise in Will Stein’s first season isn’t just the wins, it’s the recruiting. Several recruiting services and analysts have noted that the Wildcats are putting together one of the best classes in the country.
The Kentucky Wildcats know how to win on the basketball court. Kentucky's basketball program has eight championships under its belt.
Coaching changes happen every year, but they don't all happen the same way. We have had some wild offseason coaching moves in recent seasons, and 2025-2026 wasn't any different.
Kentucky football has always been a little bit quirky. It's a basketball school, that doesn't really like being called a basketball school, but it really wants to win at basketball.
It’s year one of the Will Stein era in Lexington, and Big Blue Nation is very excited to see what he is going to do as the new head football coach at Kentucky.
With junior days and visits happening across the country for Class of 2027 recruits, commitments are starting to speed up. Here are the three most important commitments which occurred this weekend (4/10-4/12).
The Kentucky Wildcats have lost the commitment of a quarterback recruit they've been connected to for almost a year. That's an eternity in today's college football recruiting landscape, so it's more than notable that 2027 quarterback DJ Hunter has decided to decommit from Kentucky.
One of the busiest college football coaching carousels in recent memory wrapped up its cycle in December of 2025. In the Power Four ranks, more than 15 different positions came open between September and December.
Welcome to the gig, head coach Will Stein. As your gift, you get the 2026 Kentucky football schedule. Good luck, because you're going to need it. The Wildcats weren't quite as miserable as they might have seemed, going 5-7 with a defense that couldn't stop anyone.
Will Stein and Kentucky football have seemed to wrapped up their 2026 transfer portal additions after adding FCS transfer WR Shane Carr on Monday. The Wildcats have 33 total commitments from the transfer portal.
Tuesday afternoon, Kentucky transfer portal target DeAndre Moore chose to sign with Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes. The Wildcats were among several teams vying for one of the top pass catchers in the portal and will now have to look elsewhere.
The No. 5 Oregon Ducks will take on the No. 24 James Madison Dukes in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The Kentucky Wildcats hired Will Stein to be their next head coach, but he will remain the Ducks’ offensive coordinator throughout the CFP.
It’s been a chaotic season of coaching changes across college football. Programs are beginning to announce their next head coaches as the regular season comes to a close and the postseason begins.
Kentucky didn't take long to find its replacement for the recently fired Mark Stoops, as multiple outlets reported Monday that the Wildcats are set to tab Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein as their next head coach.
Kentucky is hiring Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein as its new head coach, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports. An agreement is in the process of being finalized.
The college football world has seen an enormous influx of head coaches fired in the middle of the 2025 season, and with it multiple coaches and offensive coordinators have been tabbed on the shortlist of potential replacements.
The Oregon Ducks will feature a new-look offense in 2025. Offensive coordinator Will Stein is tasked with incorporating a new starting quarterback and multiple new offensive line starters into the fold.
In the leadup to the Game of the Century at The Granddaddy, the much-anticipated rematch between the Big Ten Champion Ducks and the resurgent, talent laden Ohio State Buckeyes, Will Stein meet the media to answer queries about the Quack Attack.
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