Dick Vitale was in Lexington for the Sheppard Family Foundation luncheon last week. This week, the Sheppard family visited Dickie V. at his home in Florida. Jeff, Stacy, Reed and Madison Sheppard met with Vitale in Florida. Vitale posted several pictures from the visit on social media: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || … [Read more...] about The Sheppard Family Visits Dick Vitale
Mitch Barnhart Talks About New JMI Sports Contract and More
University of Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart met with the media yesterday to discuss the UK board meeting and the new contract with JMI Sports. Barnhart covered a number of interesting topics, including the idea of playing a men’s basketball game at Kroger Field. Check out his comments: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The post Mitch Barnhart Talks … [Read more...] about Mitch Barnhart Talks About New JMI Sports Contract and More
West Virginia Now Allows Middle and High School Athletes to Get NIL Money
West Virginia middle school and high school athletes are now able to get paid for name, image and likeness deals. The state school board approved the action in July and it officially went into effect last Friday. Here is an excerpt about the new NIL rules from WestVirginiaWatch.com: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Wayne Ryan, executive director of … [Read more...] about West Virginia Now Allows Middle and High School Athletes to Get NIL Money
Texas Tops First AP Top 25 Poll of 2025 College Football Season
The Texas Longhorns are the No. 1 team in the first AP Top 25 Poll of the 2025 college football season. The Longhorns are just ahead of No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 Ohio State. Clemson and Georgia round out the top 5. Kentucky didn’t receive a single vote in the preseason poll. Here’s a look at the top 25: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. … [Read more...] about Texas Tops First AP Top 25 Poll of 2025 College Football Season
Former Kentucky RB Ray Davis Kicks Extra Point in NFL Preseason Game
Former Kentucky running back Ray Davis was pressed into kicking duty for the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. With regular kicker Tyler Bass sidelined by a pelvic injury, Davis was sent in as the emergency kicker. Davis nailed an extra point: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Filling in for injury at kicker, RB Ray Davis absolutely drills the extra … [Read more...] about Former Kentucky RB Ray Davis Kicks Extra Point in NFL Preseason Game