We are 206 days away from Will Stein‘s first game as the Kentucky head football coach. Youngstown State is the first opponent, but after that, nothing will come easy for the Cats.
The 2026 season will mark the first in which every team in the SEC is mandated to play 10 Power Conference opponents. As leagues and the CFP expanded, Greg Sankey was pressured into expanding the SEC schedule from eight to nine conference games. In order to preserve regional rivalries, like the Governor’s Cup, the SEC is requiring each team to play an additional game against an opponent from another Power Conference or Notre Dame.