With the upset over Tennessee and a dominant second half vs. Georgia, Kentucky lastly has some momentum rolling and it couldn’t come at a extra excellent time. The Cats’ subsequent alternative for a Quad 1 win is every week from Saturday vs. No. 2 Kansas. If Kentucky takes care of enterprise earlier than then, it units up among the best atmospheres in Rupp Area in latest reminiscence. I get chills simply fascinated with it. However, there are two video games earlier than that, neither of them straightforward.
On Saturday, Kentucky hosts a Texas A&M workforce driving a seven-game successful streak, and on Tuesday, the Cats journey to Nashville to play Vanderbilt within the always-weird Memorial Health club. We’ll have loads to say about every opponent and matchup within the coming days, however what are the pc fashions predicting?
First, a have a look at the place the Cats stand. Proper now, Kentucky is No. 40 within the NET, the NCAA’s rating system/sorting software; No. 33 in KenPom; and No. 73 in BartTorvik, one other ranking system. The Cats are nonetheless on the surface of the AP and Coaches High 25s.
Now, let’s see what KenPom and BartTorvik are saying concerning the subsequent three video games.
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Texas A&M Aggies
Sat., Jan. 21, 2:00 p.m. ET, Rupp Area (Lexington, KY), ESPN
The Aggies are driving a seven-game successful streak and are second within the SEC standings behind Alabama. Buzz Williams’ squad has overwhelmed Florida twice, LSU, Missouri, and South Carolina. The wins over Missouri and South Carolina, groups that each beat Kentucky, have been by a mean of 24.5 factors. The Aggies are High 50 in offensive effectivity however battle in opposition to three-point capturing groups. 4 of the 5 groups which have overwhelmed A&M this season (Murray State, Colorado, Boise State, Wofford) have outshot them from the three-point line. Saturday can be a great time for CJ Fredrick and Antonio Reeves to get scorching from the surface.
KenPom: Kentucky 73, Texas A&M 68 (66% probability of successful)
Torvik: Kentucky 71, Texas A&M 70 (53% probability of successful)
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Vanderbilt Commodores
Tue., Jan. 24, 9 p.m. ET, Memorial Health club (Nashville, TN), SEC Community
The Commodores are 2-3 within the SEC up to now, shedding at Missouri (85-82), at Tennessee (77-68), and to No. 4 Alabama (78-66) Tuesday night time in Nashville. They began SEC play with an additional time win over South Carolina and final weekend, upset then-No. 15 Arkansas 97-84. Vanderbilt scored 63 factors on the Razorbacks within the second half, which is type of nuts.
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That mentioned, they have been dealt some dangerous information this week. Vanderbilt’s main scorer and rebounder Liam Robbins is out 4-6 weeks with an ankle sprain. That ought to make subsequent Tuesday simpler, however Kentucky is just 1-3 in true highway video games this 12 months and unusual issues can occur in Memorial Health club.
KenPom: Kentucky 72, Vanderbilt 70 (57% probability of successful)
Torvik: Vanderbilt 72, Kentucky 71 (44% probability of successful)
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Kansas Jayhawks
Sat., Jan. 28, 8:00 p.m. ET, Rupp Area (Lexington, KY), ESPN
Kansas’ additional time loss at No. 13 Kansas State preceded Kentucky vs. Georgia on ESPN Tuesday night time, giving the BBN an opportunity to take a look at the defending nationwide champs. It was solely the Jayhawks’ second lack of the 12 months, the primary coming to Tennessee within the closing of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Ochai Agbaji, David McCormack, Remy Martin, and Mitch Lightfoot are gone from final 12 months’s workforce that misplaced to Kentucky by 18 in The Phog and rebounded to win the title. Freshman guard Gradey Dick is second on the workforce in scoring (14.7 PPG) behind junior ahead Jalen Wilson (20.8 PPG). Senior guard Kevin McCullar Jr. transferred in from Texas Tech and is averaging 10.2 factors and seven.2 rebounds per recreation.
The Jayhawks are powerful, successful 4 of their final six video games by 4 or fewer factors. They’re additionally actually good on the highway, going 3-1 in true highway video games and 3-1 at impartial websites. Earlier than coming to Rupp, Kansas takes on two extra ranked groups, internet hosting No. 14 TCU on Saturday and enjoying at No. 21 Baylor on Monday. A win over the Jayhawks can be huge in some ways. It might add one other essential Quad 1 victory to Kentucky’s resume, create a landslide of momentum heading into the meat of the convention schedule, and sure convey even essentially the most skeptical followers again on board as we glance towards March. Rupp higher be rocking.
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KenPom: Kansas 73, Kentucky 70 (42% probability of successful)
Torvik: Kansas 73, Kentucky 69 (32% probability of successful)
Thanks to a dominant offensive performance from every position across the net, No. 12 Kentucky picked up a 3-1 victory over No. 24 Missouri Wednesday night in Columbia (25-19, 25-14, 23-25, 25-20) to capture the SEC Title outright for the second-consecutive season.
As they’ve done for much of the season, the Cats once again turned to their superstar sophomore to deliver under the brightest lights as DeLeye recorded a match-high 19 kills on an impressive .359 clip. She also picked up five service aces in the winning effort and rattled off a 5-0 service run to bring the Cats back within a point and kickstart a comeback after trailing by as many as six in the fourth and final set.
DeLeye wasn’t doing it by herself against the Tigers, however, as Megan Wilson (13) and Brooke Bultema (11) also eclipsed double figures in the match. Rounding out the scoring was Jordyn Dailey, who finished with nine kills on a .750 hitting percentage and Erin Lamb, who finished with eight terminations.
Kentucky was paced by senior setter Emma Grome who dished out a match-high 54 assists as the Cats hit .377 as a team.
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On the back line Eleanor Beavin led the way with 15 digs and a pair of service aces. Molly Tuozzo added 14 digs to go along with four assists and a service ace, Grome finished with eight digs, Wilson had six, and DeLeye had five.
Dailey led the defensive effort at the net with four rejections. Grome added three, Wilson had a pair, and Bultema and DeLeye each totaled one.
With the victory, Kentucky concludes the regular season with a 20-7 overall record and a 14-2 mark in the SEC and are currently riding an 11-match winning streak. With no matches left to play, the Cats claimed the SEC Title outright and the NCAA Tournament’s automatic qualifier over Texas, who currently sits in second place with three losses and a match still left to play. With the regular season concluded, Kentucky now awaits their NCAA Tournament berth as the 2024 NCAA Volleyball Selection Show airs Sunday evening at 6:00 pm ET. The top-16 seeded teams named by the committee will host the First and Second Rounds next weekend on campus.
Kentucky football lost a 2025 wide receiver when recruit Ja’kayden Ferguson re-opened his recruitment in mid-November. Now, they have gained a commitment from top 500 receiver Dejerrian Miller to take the open spot.
Miller is a 6’3″, 195 lb receiver out of Missouri. He is rated four stars, and is ranked as the number 379 overall player in the 2025 class in the 247sports composite rankings. He is the 53rd ranked receiver in the class.
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Coach Mark Stoops and his staff have put together a solid recruiting class for 2025 so far. It’s currently ranked 25th in the country, though it is the 13th best class of the 16 teams of the SEC.
Miller joins Quintin Simmons Jr., Preston Bowman, and Montavin Quisenberry as wide receivers who are committed to Kentucky for 2025. Miller’s size should be an advantage for him as he looks to find playing time. It’s good get for the Wildcats and Stoops, who continues to bring in quality players at the receiver position.
EASTERN KENTUCKY (WYMT) – On Wednesday, President Joe Biden declared that a major disaster exists in Kentucky.
As a result, President Biden ordered federal assistance to supplement recovery efforts. This is locally as well as statewide following the damage left behind by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
In a news release, federal funding will be available to eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations. This will be on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the remnants of the hurricane.
This includes many counties in our area: Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Lawrence, Lee, Letcher, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Powell, Rockcastle, Rowan, and Wolfe.
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In the announcement, it said federal funding will also be available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures for the entire state of Kentucky.
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