Game-by-game predictions for the 2016 Kentucky football season
Kentucky enters the crucial fourth season of the Mark Stoops era without a proven starting quarterback.
Though the Wildcats are, overall, experienced on offense, there are also questions at the second most important offensive position, tackle.
Defensively, UK has lost in preseason camp two potential starters, safety Darius West and tackle Regie Meant, the latter the most proven, returning lineman from a front seven that was already riddled with uncertainties.
Yet, with all that, I am cautiously hopeful Kentucky will finally return to the postseason after staying home at bowl time since the 2010 season.
Click on the graphic below to see my predictions for each game and the overall season.
2016 College Football Preview
Click on the links below to read other stories from the Herald-Leader’s season preview. Watch for more coming Monday and Tuesday, or pick up the Sunday Herald-Leader and get it all at once.
Mark Stoops’ recruiting class of 2014 ready to come of age in 2016
Mark Story’s crystal ball: Game-by-game predictions for UK
John Clay’s Top 25: We could see a repeat of last season
UK primer: Breaking down Kentucky’s offense
UK primer: Breaking down Kentucky’s defense
John Clay: UK aiming for six wins sets the bar too low
Louisville: QB Jackson tests boundaries of freedom while challenging opponents
Western Kentucky: Lamp, Hilltoppers look to prove last season wasn’t one-hit wonder
Eastern Kentucky: Colonels look to return to OVC summit under new regime
State: Story lines abound for Morehead, Georgetown, Kentucky State, others
This story was originally published August 25, 2016 at 5:29 PM with the headline "Game-by-game predictions for the 2016 Kentucky football season."