College football analyst Beanie Wells came out and said it on Saturday morning during the CBS Sports pregame show.
The former Ohio State running back really likes Kentucky.
Not as in a nice, little story in Will Stein‘s first season in Lexington.
Wells actually thinks the Wildcats are a contender — this year’s Wildcats, the ones who are on a 5-game winning streak and sit at 6-1 (4-1 in the SEC) as they host Vanderbilt on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network). Kentucky has ascended all the way to No. 12 in the latest AP rankings, and its lone loss this season came all the way back in Week 2 against Alabama.
But the Cats have caught fire since then, and Wells believes this team is legit.
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“Expect the unexpected. University of Kentucky is a legitimate contender,” said Wells on Saturday morning, as his CBS Sports co-hosts went wild with hearing Wells’ words. “When you watched them lose early on to Alabama, you could sit there and say that was an early season loss, that team was just finding their way, figuring out a way to gel. They’re hitting their stride right now.”
With Kentucky trying to win its 6th game in a row and getting compliments nationally, the Wildcats host Vanderbilt on Saturday night with a big chance to build on their momentum. Here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about Kentucky’s chances to do just that and get to 7-1 on the season:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
