The now eighth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats shut out the Youngstown State Penguins 31-0 in an NCAA football game on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at Kroger Field. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss UK’s win and next Saturday’s opponent, Northern Illinois. For more UK football coverage visit www.kentuckysports.com.
Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops is honored, with his family, as the winningest head coach in Kentucky history before a game against the Youngstown State Penguins at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Mark Story has worked in the Lexington Herald-Leader sports department since Aug. 27, 1990, and has been a Herald-Leader sports columnist since 2001. I have covered every Kentucky-Louisville football game since 1994, every UK-U of L basketball game but three since 1996-97 and every Kentucky Derby since 1994.Support my work with a digital subscription
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys.Support my work with a digital subscription
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