As midnight was about to hit on Saturday night there were hundreds of Kentucky fans waiting outside of Gate 1 just to cheer on their Kentucky Wildcats as they walked back to the Nutter Training Facility to change out of their jerseys. It was a sight to be seen. This usually happens a lot for Kentucky Basketball; however, this has never happened in my lifetime for Kentucky Football. After beating the 14th ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs by a wide margin of 28-7 the Kentucky Wildcats football team has now entered the AP Top 25 ranked 17th. This is the first time Kentucky Football has been in the Top 25 since 2007 and the first time Kentucky has been 2-0 in the SEC in 41 years (1977). There is something really special happening in Lexington, Kentucky and I don’t believe it will end anytime soon.

The Kentucky Wildcats started the season with very little hype outside of Lexington, Kentucky; however, Wildcat fans knew the talent we had returning. The season started with a brand new Quarterback turning the ball over three times and the Wildcats escaping with a home win over Central Michigan 38-20. The message boards were calling for backup quarterback Gunnar Hoak to take over the team, but Coach Stoops stuck with Wilson against Florida. Mark Stoops has a gut feeling that Terry Wilson was a special quarterback and it didn’t take long for the rest of Kentucky to see what he has seen. The very next Saturday Wilson led Kentucky to a 27-16 victory over the Florida Gators in the Swamp and Wildcat fans got optimistic; however, the media did not. They claimed Florida is having a down year and Kentucky’s win was just a fluke.

The next Saturday brought in-state foe Murray State with it. Historically, Kentucky has always struggled with Mid-Majors like this in football by barely squeaking out wins. That was not the case this time as the Wildcats rolled to an impressive 48-10 victory which even saw some freshman step up late.

Last Saturday the mighty Mississippi State Bulldogs with their SEC fan favorite Quarterback Nick Fitzgerald came to town. Even media members in Kentucky where skeptical saying that the Cats were playing with house money and didn’t have to win this game; however, when Saturday got here the tone changed quickly. The Wildcats came out focused and throttled the 14th ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs by a score of 28-7 bringing their record to 4-0 (2-0 in the SEC).

Now the Kentucky Wildcats are getting more national attention then I can ever remember in my lifetime. Kentucky is ranked 17th in the nation and is licking their whiskers as a South Carolina team comes into Kroger Field Saturday for a prime-time game. Kentucky has beaten South Carolina for four straight years and hopefully, they can keep that streak going.

Kentucky’s football schedule now looks a lot different than it did at the start of the season. There are very winnable games against Tennessee, MTSU, Louisville, and Vanderbilt. If Kentucky loses every game from here on out except the four teams I just mention then they will do something that this program has never done in its history. Win eight regular-season games. This seems like a task that is very attainable and with the spotlight on the program right now the only place Kentucky Football is going is up!