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Jon Hale

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Covering University of Kentucky football for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Email [email protected]. No apologies for the soccer tweets.

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NEW: You will notice there were no basketball facilities included in the projects announce by UK yesterday, but news on that should come this fall. Why UK had to prioritize Kroger Field first.

NEW: You will notice there were no basketball facilities included in the projects announce by UK yesterday, but news on that should come this fall.

Why UK had to prioritize Kroger Field first.
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NEW: Spent some time talking to Mitch Barnhart after UK’s board meeting last week. Here’s a closer look at what we know so far about UK’s revenue sharing plan and the several questions that remain. kentucky.com/sports/college…

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NEW: UK football is up to 11 high school commitments this month. A look at the building momentum in the class despite the exit of Vince Marrow for Louisville. kentucky.com/sports/college…

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NEW: UK piled up commitments in the 2026 class in June, but the group lacked star power. Until now. kentucky.com/sports/college…

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NEW: Almost nothing has gone according to plan at QB during Mark Stoops' tenure, but could Matt Ponatoski's commitment signal an end to the constant transfer portal turnover? kentucky.com/sports/college…

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NEW: UK 4-star QB recruit Matt Ponatoski plans to play baseball and football in college. How hard is that double to pull off? I caught up with the last two UK football players to do it to share their experience. kentucky.com/sports/college…

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I asked Shane ā€œBamBinoā€ Boyd for his advice for Matt Ponatoski in balancing playing QB and baseball at UK: "Nobody needs to sway you to do anything right now. And the people that are (trying to), that’s who you don’t need to be connected to them." kentucky.com/sports/college…

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NEW: I sat down with UK WR Hardley Gilmore this week to talk about his eventful offseason. Why did he leave UK and then return? kentucky.com/sports/college…

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So much of Josh's breakout senior year at UK was about being motivated by Wesley's birth, so I'm sure Kentucky fans will want to support this charity work and Wesley through his recovery.

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NEW: Does Kentucky have a QB competition as preseason camp opens tomorrow? What we know about that preseason battle and two others to watch over the next month. kentucky.com/sports/college…

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Three months in jail, a year of probation, stops at NAIA, JUCO and G5 schools. Seth McGowan knows how close he was to squandering his chance to play football. "I was lost my freshman year." kentucky.com/sports/college…

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NEW: After watching the last two days of UK football practice, here are three early takeaways about the 2025 Wildcats. kentucky.com/sports/college…

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NEW: Maybe the most interesting thing I heard at UK football media day Friday was Zach Calzada's description of freshman WR DJ Miller. kentucky.com/sports/college…

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NEW: This was not the career expected from Beau Allen as a 4-star recruit, but his role is still important. Why UK coaches wanted him to come back for one final season. bit.ly/4onV6wb