After beating Northern Illinois on Saturday night at Kroger Field, the Kentucky football team retained a lofty ranking when this week’s polls came out. The Cats are ranked seventh by the Associated Press and eighth in the AFCA Coaches’ Poll this week.
On a day when Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops was honored for becoming UK’s all-time leader in coaching wins, his UK defense delivered one of its best performances of Stoops’ 10-year UK career, shutting out Youngstown State 31-0 on Saturday.