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John Clay: Kentucky vs. Clemson in the Gator Bowl probably boils down to one question
27 Dec 2023 11:52 GMT
John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader
In this chaotic college football era of transfers and … were included in the College Football Playoff four out of five … ’t been your typical Clemson football season, however. The Tigers’ eight …
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John Clay: It’s a long season, but John Calipari has Kentucky basketball back to ‘Kentucky good’
18 Dec 2023 11:02 GMT
John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader
ATLANTA — Saturday … two-time Super Bowl winning football coach, Bill Parcells once said … better when it has better players playing on it.”
This Kentucky … team not only has better players, it has “Kentucky good” type …
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John Clay: Kentucky banks on a transfer portal quarterback again. With good reason.
07 Dec 2023 14:30 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. — News that Kentucky football has taken a transfer portal quarterback for the third time in four years, prompted a legitimate question: Why can’t Mark Stoops and staff develop a homegrown quarterback on its roster?
Here’s the thing: You can …
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John Clay: Will Kentucky football ever beat Georgia? The dream is over, but the season goes on.
09 Oct 2023 11:28 GMT
John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader
ATHENS, Ga. — … beat the Bulldogs? Will Kentucky football ever be able to beat … . It’s the way college football works. There’s no draft … when he blindsided a Georgia player on a dead ball kept …
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Kentucky Newspaper Commits Massive Front Page Error
26 Mar 2024 15:09 GMT
… front-page opinion piece from John Clay with the headline “$33 million … !’: Legendary Women’s College Basketball Player Goes Off) The Herald-Leader … ).” The author of the story, John Clay, is located in Lexington, according …
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John Clay: The business of college football has crossed the Rubicon, and we can’t stop watching
29 Nov 2023 11:37 GMT
John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader
LEXINGTON, Ky. — … yeah, I would, for the players to be compensated. I’m … take less money for the players to have a share.”
Stoops … as the end of college football, consider that the television ratings …
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John Clay: Yes, Kentucky football can beat Georgia. And there’s no time like the present.
02 Oct 2023 14:03 GMT
After proving it has changed the outcome of one formerly lopsided SEC series, Kentucky football now has another mountain to climb. Call it Mount Athens.
After defeating Florida for the third consecutive year, Athens is where Mark Stoops’ Wildcats will be …
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John Clay: Can Kentucky football really beat Florida a third straight year? It’s doable.
28 Sep 2023 13:06 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Back in the dark ages, back when Florida was romping by scores of 73-7 and 65-0 and 63-5, back when Steve Spurrier was having his fun in the sun and the Gators were riding a wave of 31 straight football victories over Kentucky, it seemed …
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John Clay: As Kentucky football enters SEC play, five surprising things about the Wildcats
20 Sep 2023 23:27 GMT
Through three non-conference games heading into Saturday’s SEC opener at Vanderbilt, Kentucky football has completed a quarter of its 2023 season.
What have we learned about Mark Stoops’ Wildcats? What happens in Nashville will tell us so much more, but …
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John Clay: As college football kicks off for 2023, here’s a Top 25 on the cusp of history
27 Aug 2023 11:04 GMT
John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader
My college football top 25 for 2023:
1. … in last season’s College Football Playoff before Heisman Trophy- … more like a prospective college football commissioner than a head … . How fast the young players progress will be key to …