Kentucky
Kentucky vs. Georgia: KSR Staff Predictions
After a letdown loss to South Carolina in Week 2, Kentucky hosts No. 1 Georgia on Saturday at Kroger Field. The Wildcats need to show some resiliency after losing 31-6 to the Gamecocks, but the schedule was cruel, sending the top-ranked Bulldogs to Lexington. A 24-point betting favorite, Georgia has won 41 consecutive regular season games and the last 14 meetings with Kentucky. It’s the worst possible opponent for the Wildcats.
Before the game kicks off, the KSR office has its weekly round of pregame predictions, a Friday tradition around here. This week, everyone agrees that Kentucky is in for a long Saturday night.
Drew Franklin
I incorrectly predicted Kentucky over Georgia the last few years, hoping to speak an upset into existence. This year, though, I can’t find the optimism to make the unpopular pick again, not after how Kentucky played last week. So, I expect Kentucky will take its 15th straight loss to the Dawgs on Saturday, likely by a wide margin. I don’t see how Kentucky’s offense can score many points, if any, after the way the offense looked against South Carolina.
I have higher expectations for UK’s defense, which held Georgia to 16 and 14 points in Georgia’s last two trips to Lexington. Still, the programs are too far apart in 2024, so I predict Georgia will keep being Georgia. However, Kentucky covers.
Score: Georgia 30, Kentucky 10
Zack Geoghegan
2009 was the last time Kentucky beat Georgia on the gridiron. I don’t see that streak ending in 2024. The Bulldogs are primed to make another run to a national championship. Kirby Smart’s team hasn’t lost a regular season game since 2020! After what we saw from Kentucky last week, it’s tough to make a good argument in favor of the Wildcats.
What I do expect to see, however, is a better performance from Kentucky than whatever the hell happened last week. It’s almost required — anything close to a repeat of the South Carolina game would seriously result in a loss so bad I don’t want to think about the final score. Hand the ball to Demie Sumo-Karngbaye all game long and see if he can keep the ‘Cats alive. Is that a recipe for success? Probably not, but there aren’t many tasty ones out there right now.
Georgia will likely win, but Kentucky — as it usually does against the Bulldogs under Mark Stoops — will find a way to keep it “close” and cover the spread.
Score: Georgia 35, Kentucky 13
Nick Roush
This Kentucky football team has been unpredictable. That’s why I’m going to zig when everything else is telling me to zag.
Carson Beck should be able to carve up the Kentucky secondary. The Georgia defense hasn’t allowed a touchdown in its last three games and they’re facing a Kentucky offense that looked lifeless at times in week two.
Despite the obvious disadvantages, my gut tells me Kentucky will play an A- game and score early. A Georgia miscue will set up another great chance, but the Cats will miss the opportunity and be forced to kick a field goal. Given an inch, the Dawgs will take a mile and eventually run away with the game.
Score: Georgia 31, Kentucky 13
Adam Luckett
Kentucky is reeling and must find answers on offense after a disastrous performance against South Carolina. Coverage busts are still an issue for the secondary. The special teams unit also didn’t play well last week. The Wildcats are back to the drawing board after an embarrassing performance and must figure out a team identity that can allow them to win football games.
Georgia knows its team identity and will score points on anyone once they decide to turn Carson Beck and this passing game loose. Expect the Bulldogs to find an early lead and then likely sit on that lead with a game against Alabama on the horizon.
Kentucky’s run defense will allow them to hang around, but the offense prevents the home team from making a real run at an upset. The Bulldogs get a two-possession lead in the first half and keeps Kentucky at arm’s length before ultimately extending that lead in the second half.
Score: Georgia 30, Kentucky 7
Tyler Thompson
Score: Georgia 34, Kentucky 10
Jack Pilgrim
Kentucky is down to two scholarship backs with Chip Trayanum and Jason Patterson both out while the passing game is non-existent and the offensive line continues to be a trainwreck. The Cats couldn’t find the end zone against a mediocre South Carolina team, so what does that say about their chances to do so against the best team in college football? As Jerry Tipton once eloquently said time and time again, it doesn’t bode well, folks.
The defense needs to tighten up on the key downs, but showed some juice against South Carolina. You can see a scenario where Brad White’s unit mucks things up for the Bulldogs to keep things interesting early, only for the cream to rise to the top in the second half to solidify the blowout. I just can’t trust this offense right now, especially when considering the inevitable butterflies coming for Brock Vandagriff facing his former team. If the Gamecocks had him rattled, a defense that hasn’t given up a touchdown since the SEC Championship last December could have him seeing ghosts.
Show me, don’t tell me, Cats. I am a blind optimist no more.
Score: Georgia 35, Kentucky 3
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Kentucky
Fayette County school board chair, KEA sue to block Kentucky law that would oust current members
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Fayette County Board of Education Chair Tyler Murphy and the Kentucky Education Association have filed a lawsuit challenging a newly enacted Kentucky law that would overhaul the governance structure of Fayette County Public Schools and force all current board members out of office at the end of 2026.
The lawsuit names the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Fayette County Board of Elections and Fayette County election officials as defendants.
At the center of the legal challenge is Senate Bill 4, which lawmakers passed over Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto earlier this year.
Under the law, the seven-member Fayette County Board of Education would be reduced to five district-based seats, the lawsuit reads. The terms of all current board members would end Dec. 31, 2026, and new elections would be held for the restructured board.
The lawsuit argues the law is unconstitutional and asks the court to block its implementation, including any election-related actions tied to the measure.
Court filings contend the legislation unlawfully targets a single school district and interferes with the terms of duly elected local officials. Plaintiffs also argue the law violates provisions of the Kentucky Constitution governing local elections and public officeholders.
Attorneys included exhibits detailing criticism of Murphy and Fayette County Public Schools leadership from state lawmakers, including a petition seeking Murphy’s removal and a letter from state Sen. Chris McDaniel calling for the resignations of Murphy and Superintendent Demetrus Liggins.
The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the law is invalid and requests expedited review from the court due to upcoming election deadlines.
No hearing date had been announced as of Wednesday.
The lawsuit comes as Fayette County Public Schools continues to face scrutiny over budgeting decisions, district spending and governance issues that have drawn attention from state lawmakers over the past year.
In a statement, Representative Matt Lockett criticized Murphy as he highlighted what he stated are district failures under Murphy.
“This lawsuit is nothing more than an attempt to distract from the disaster that Fayette County Public Schools is under Tyler Murphy’s leadership as board chair. Under his watch, the district has spiraled into a financial crisis so severe that it is now seeking to borrow up to $110 million simply to keep the lights on and make it through the school year. Students have been failed. Families have been failed. Teachers and staff have been failed. Taxpayers have been failed. And the Lexington community has been left paying the price for years of mismanagement and poor oversight.
Rather than taking responsibility for the district’s financial failures and focusing on what is best for students, he has chosen to file a lawsuit challenging a law that was duly passed by the General Assembly and enacted through the constitutional process. He may be emboldened by recent rulings by activist judges, but there are no legitimate grounds for overturning a duly enacted statute simply because you can’t do the right thing by this community. The General Assembly has both the authority and the responsibility to establish standards for public offices and governance structures across the Commonwealth.
At a time when Fayette County schools are facing unprecedented financial turmoil, the focus should be on accountability, transparency, and fixing the problems that have brought the district to this point. The only filing Fayette County taxpayers should be expecting from Mr. Murphy is his resignation.”
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been causing fear around the world, and a Lexington doctor is preparing in the event a case is found in Kentucky.
According to the CDC, there have been 49 deaths and over 300 confirmed cases across the two countries, with more suspected cases still being investigated.
UK Healthcare is working to become a Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center through the National Special Pathogen System, which would allow the facility to treat Ebola patients in-house.
Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels, an infectious disease physician at UK Healthcare, said the current outbreak is serious, but Kentucky residents are not at significant risk.
“Ebola scares people just because of the mortality, the death rate, associated with it and some of the long term consequences when you do survive. Fortunately, the strain that we’re seeing in Eastern (Democratic Republic of Congo) is thought to be not as deadly, but either way it’s a very serious disease. It carries a lot of stigma and fear,” Van Sickels said.
Here in Kentucky, however, is a very safe environment, Dr. Van Sickels said.
Currently, Dr. Van Sickels says UK Healthcare operates as an assessment hospital, meaning it can evaluate patients with symptoms who have traveled to regions with active outbreaks, coordinate testing with the state, and transfer patients to higher-level care centers if needed.
Once the Level 2 designation is complete, UK Healthcare will be the only facility in Kentucky with that capability.
“We’re the only facility in Kentucky that is able to have a level 2 designation once we finish this grant award and get approved,” Dr. Van Sickels said.
In January 2026, UK Healthcare received a grant from the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC), the governing body of the National Special Pathogen System.
“It’s approximately half a million dollars to transform our institution,” Van Sickels said.
The funding has been used to run simulation drills in coordination with Lexington Fire, EMS, and the state health department. The grant also enabled UK Healthcare to upgrade its protective outerwear, with all seam points covered to provide additional protection. Ebola is transmitted through bodily fluids.
During a recent site visit and simulation, evaluators identified vulnerabilities in the facility’s previous protective suits.
“When we had our site visit and had our stimulation, for example, they said that the seams that we had on our old suits, you could pull and stretch, and that they were rather porous,” Van Sickels said.
Van Sickels had been working on the preparedness project since the beginning of the year.
Citing lessons learned from the 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic, which spread to the U.S. and resulted in 4 cases and 1 death.
“Ebola 2014 taught a lot of hospitals in the US about high consequence infections, established what is now NETEC, the educating body for our country, uh, about high consequence pathogens,” Van Sickels said.
“We’re constantly wanting to push preparedness, uh, because that is the key to success in evading further outbreaks,” Van Sickels said.
UK Healthcare expects to complete its Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center designation by the end of summer.
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