College Football Preview 2025: Kentucky Wildcats

By Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman
Posted Jul 22, 2025 5:50 am EDT

Head Coach: Mark Stoops (13th season)
2024 Record: 4-8
Strength of Schedule: 6th
PFF Projected Win Total: 5.3
FanDuel Win Total: 4.5

2024 Recap

Outside the upset over sixth-ranked Ole Miss, 2024 was a season to forget for Kentucky. The Wildcats stumbled to a 4-8 record, snapping a three-year winning streak and posting their worst season in 11 years. Quarterback Brock Vandagriff failed to live up to his five-star billing, finishing 100th in PFF passing grade (66.7) as Kentucky ranked 110th in EPA per pass.

The Wildcats addressed their struggling offensive line in the offseason, but questions remain about the passing game with yet another transfer quarterback, Zach Calzada, set to take over. Defensively, Kentucky lost some key pieces but projects to remain at least an average unit in 2025.

Biggest Strength: What should be an improved offensive line

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