Lexington, KY (October 14, 2024) – A serious injury collision has occurred on Inbound Tates Creek Road at Lansdowne Drive, resulting in the complete shutdown of all inbound lanes on Monday, October 14. The incident was reported at approximately 9:47 PM, prompting a swift response from local emergency services.

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While specific details regarding the number of vehicles involved and the extent of the injuries have not yet been disclosed, first responders are working diligently to clear the scene and ensure the safety of all individuals involved.

Our thoughts are with those affected by this incident, and we hope for a swift recovery for anyone injured.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 7 Texas Volleyball swept its fourth-straight match, taking down No. 12 Kentucky, 25-21, 25-19, 25-17, in front of the sixth-largest crowd in Wildcats' history of 4,834 at Memorial Coliseum.

The Longhorns (10-3, 5-0) had their third-straight match with double-digit blocks with 14 total blocks, led by nine from Marianna Singletary.

Reagan Rutherford led the Longhorns with 10 kills, while hitting .438, in her return to Kentucky after playing for the Wildcats from 2020-23. Devin Kahahawai finished with nine kills, six blocks and five digs, with a .353 hitting percentage. Madisen Skinner added eight kills in her return to Lexington for the first time since transferring to Texas.

Singletary, the reigning SEC Player of the Week, had four kills to go with her nine blocks. Ayden Ames finished with six kills and four blocks.

Ella Swindle dished out 17 assists and finished with five digs.

The first set was close early and Texas trailed 9-8 before going on a 7-2 run to go up 16-11. Kentucky answered right back with a 6-1 run to tie the set up at 17-all but from there the Longhorns took over and won the set 25-21.

The Longhorns jumped all over Kentucky in the second set and were up 18-12 before going onto cruise to a 25-19 win. Texas was great defensively in the set and held Kentucky to an .029 hitting percentage.

Texas put the match away emphatically with a dominant third set, hitting .379 and rolling to a 25-17 win.

The Longhorns return home for their next five-straight matches, starting against Arkansas on Friday at 8 p.m. before welcoming Georgia on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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For Mark Stoops, the feeling after Kentucky’s 20-13 loss to Vanderbilt was déjà vu.

“I’m going to turn on the film tonight, and I’m going to see a lot of the same mistakes that we made in another loss earlier this year,” Stoops said. “And I tried to head it off as best I could — I obviously didn’t get it done — about our team in controlling our emotions and executing.”

The other loss Stoops referred to was the 31-6 loss to South Carolina in Week 2. In that home defeat, Kentucky was flagged for 11 penalties. Against Vanderbilt, it was 12.

Several of those penalties came in key moments.

Kentucky looked on the verge of climbing back into the game trailing 17-7 in the third quarter when an extended drive gave the Wildcats second-and-goal inside the 1-yard line. A false start penalty immediately stalled the momentum though, and after two failed attempts at the end zone the Wildcats were forced to settle for a field goal attempt that turned into a disaster when holder Wilson Berry could not handle the snap.

UK’s first drive stalled after wide receiver Dane Key was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. Vanderbilt’s opening touchdown drive was aided by a roughing the passer penalty against linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson on an incomplete pass.

Freshman linebacker Steven Soles was flagged for two special teams penalties, including a block in the back that negated a Barion Brown punt return that would have given UK possession at midfield for one final chance at a game-tying score. UK’s offensive tackles were flagged for four holding penalties.

“You don’t win games by being all psyched up or just being irrational,” Stoops said. “It comes down to discipline, execution. I tried like hell to to beat that into our heads and to play winning football in all areas. And when you continuously hurt yourself with penalties, turnovers, missed assignments, not making plays, I’m obviously not getting through to them.”

Key’s otherwise strong night — eight catches for 83 yards — was ruined by the early penalty and a fumble at the Vanderbilt 25-yard line that ruined another scoring opportunity.

The fumble and third-quarter red zone debacle meant Kentucky was held to just 13 points by a Vanderbilt defense surrendering 32 points per game against FBS competition entering the night. Kentucky lost despite outgaining Vanderbilt by almost 40 yards.

“It’s super, super frustrating,” UK offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan said. “Just from a play calling standpoint, it’s obviously something we got to address because I think there’s multiple games that you’ve seen with this offense that we’re the ones that are hurting ourselves.”

While Stoops repeatedly told reporters in his postgame news conference he tried to head off a potential letdown after the upset of a top-10 Ole Miss team was followed by a bye week, he said he did not anticipate the South Carolina mistakes returning.

“We’ve been playing some good football, and we go back to playing non-winning football today, and that’s very frustrating on all of us,” Stoops said.

While the penalties drew most of the blame for the performance, there Stoops and his staff received criticism for multiple decisions during the game on social media.

Clock management at the end of the first half was an issue again as three straight incomplete passes from UK gave Vanderbilt possession with 1:35 on the clock. The Commodores converted that possession into a touchdown then extended their lead to double digits with a field goal on the opening drive of the second half.

After a long conversation with officials in the third quarter, Stoops elected to call a timeout to challenge the ruling that Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia was down before he lost the ball on a second-and-5 carry with 8:45 left in the third quarter despite replays on the SEC Network broadcast appearing to show Pavia’s knee was down. Stoops said his coaches in the booth advised him to challenge after watching reviews.

The review confirmed the call on the field, costing Kentucky one of its three timeouts, changing the clock strategy in what ended up being a one-possession game in the final minutes.

On the play before the critical false start on the goal line in the third quarter, Vanderbilt was flagged for offsides on a 5-yard run from quarterback Gavin Wimsatt.

Instead of taking the penalty, which would have given Kentucky first-and-goal at the 3-yard line, Stoops elected to let the play stand, resulting in a second-and-goal inside the 1.

“I felt like we could get four inches, five inches, six inches, whatever that was,” Stoops said, noting that in hindsight Hamdan likely should have called a quarterback sneak rather than a play that ran from the shotgun formation that resulted in the false start.

Whether the decisions that drew fans’ ire were correct or not, the discipline issues ultimately reflect poorly on the staff, as Stoops acknowledged.

The defeat dropped Kentucky to 5-9 in games after a bye during Stoops’ tenure. The Wildcats have lost four straight after a bye.

Stoops and company might get more benefit of the doubt if not for six straight losses in SEC home games. Kentucky is now 2-10 in its last 12 SEC home games.

“I talked to them about (the home losses),” Stoops said. “Like, what is it? Man, is it like, no distractions? Do we have a lot of people coming in? Do you have ticket problems? … Whatever it is, like, put it away and dial in and commit to doing the things necessary to win in this game.

“And obviously I didn’t do a good enough job, but I tried addressing that and addressing all of it about really focusing and being disciplined.”

The good news for Kentucky is the South Carolina loss was followed by an encouraging performance in a one-point loss to then-No. 1 Georgia, a blowout of Ohio and a road upset of Ole Miss. Kentucky returns to the road next week where results have been better in recent years against a Florida team it has beaten in three straight meetings.

A loss to Vanderbilt essentially ends any hopes of riding the Ole Miss win to national relevance this season, but beating the Gators in Gainesville for the third time in four trips would at least leave the door open to improving on the seven regular-season wins of the last two years.

The bad news is Stoops and company clearly believe they had solved the issues of South Carolina only for them to return again. Why should there be confidence that the latest frustrating loss is the one that finally vanquishes them?

“This league is very difficult right now,” Stoops said. “I think it’s pretty tough on a lot of people, and if you don’t come and play well, you will lose. We all know that. We all feel that as coaches, and so I don’t know if it’s not being heard.

“… I still feel like this team will respond the right way. And I will continue to grind over this team and put them in a position to be successful.”

This story was originally published October 13, 2024, 7:00 AM.

Everything was in place for a special homecoming weekend in Lexington. Big Blue Madness was a hit Friday night, with over 20,000 fans in Rupp Arena to welcome Mark Pope, Kenny Brooks, and their brand new teams into new eras and seasons of Kentucky Basketball. Madness reignited the Big Blue Nation, headlined by Pope welcoming Rick Pitino back into the fan base to a loud reception. Pitino followed his surprise appearance at Madness with a surprise appearance on Kentucky Sports Radio, a shocking turn of events for KSR.

Perfect weather made Keeneland’s fall meet an attractive daytime activity. The Keeneland doubleheader was available to anyone who wanted to try it on Friday and Saturday. Many Kentucky Football fans pulled it off on Saturday, riding that Keeneland buzz into the parking lots of Kroger Field for Kentucky versus Vanderbilt. Homecoming festivities, a black-out, and lively tailgating set the stage for the Wildcats to win a home SEC game against college football’s Cinderella. Kentucky was favored by nearly two touchdowns at kickoff.

Until that moment, all was well around the Big Blue Nation. Things were awesome, actually. Then, Mark Stoops’ program laid an egg out of the bye week, a Mark Stoops tradition. The lack of discipline was evident immediately.

Kentucky’s opening drive against Vanderbilt showed promise, but it was marred by two costly penalties that pushed the Wildcats out of scoring territory. A holding call on Gerald Mincey nullified Barion Brown’s 12-yard run. Two plays later, Dane Key’s unsportsmanlike penalty after a significant gain near the red zone moved the offense back another 15 yards.

The penalties continued from there. By halftime, Kentucky had eight for 71 yards. The Wildcats finished with 12 for 106 yards. The worst of those was a false start on the goal line. Down 10 in the third quarter, Kentucky needed one yard on second down to score a touchdown before veteran Marques Cox moved his team back with a critical pre-snap penalty. Amazingly, the drive ended with zero points when holder Wilson Berry bobbled the snap on the fourth-down field-goal try. A botched hold would happen to Kentucky again on a PAT try later in the game.

Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes. One after another, by a team with two weeks to prepare. Kentucky beat itself with a comedy of errors, some of which we’ve seen many times before. Take, for instance, the two minutes before halftime. It’s a tie game, and Kentucky took over with two minutes and change before intermission. Somehow, the Wildcats managed to turn that situation into a touchdown deficit at the half. The offense threw three straight incompletions, punted it back to Vanderbilt, then allowed a six-play, 60-yard, go-ahead touchdown drive to the Commodores. Those seven points mattered in the end, huh?

Every point matters when Kentucky’s offense has four touchdowns in four SEC games this season. The 10-point deficit in the second half felt insurmountable, and it was. With only 20 points scored, Vanderbilt won its second straight over Kentucky in Lexington, spoiling an otherwise perfect Big Blue weekend.

On the way out, the once-happy fans voiced their frustrations over Stoops, the penalties, and losing a second home game in 2024 as a double-digit betting favorite. The South Carolina loss blindsided everyone earlier in the year, but dropping a homecoming game under the lights to Vanderbilt is worse. Fans were riding high into the stadium, only to leave wondering what’s next and when they’ll be let down again. For now, this massive letdown is going to take some time to get over.

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Kentucky football fell to 3-3 on the season and 1-3 in Southeastern Conference play with a 20-13 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday.

Here’s a look at what the loss means for the rest of the 2024 season.

Losing to a Vanderbilt team that already beat a No. 1-ranked Alabama team should not bring the type of embarrassment losing to the Commodores normally does. Certainly this is not the same situation as when Vanderbilt snapped its 26-game SEC losing streak in Kroger Field two years ago.

But the result still erases almost all the positive vibes this UK team had built since its loss to South Carolina. The loss to South Carolina and win at Ole Miss already proved this is a Kentucky team whose performances can vary widely, but three straight wins at least reignited hope for a special season.

Now, the ceiling looks like seven wins — and Kentucky will probably need an upset or two to match the regular season win total of the last two years. The eight-season bowl streak is in jeopardy again. Losing to Vanderbilt 24 hours after Mark Pope raised the buzz for his first season as Kentucky basketball coach is a major blow to fan support for this team too.

Winning at Florida next week would still be a win that excites UK fans given the Wildcats’ historic futility in that series, but Kentucky will surely be an underdog in that game now. There have been plenty of UK seasons without a win as memorable as the Ole Miss one, but if the high point of this year came in September that will not help this team be remembered fondly.

UK coach Mark Stoops had no answer Monday when asked for an explanation of how his team had played better on the road (6-5 in the last 11 SEC games) than at home (2-9 in the 11 SEC home games before Vanderbilt).

“I don’t have a theory on it,” he said. “We’ve played good at home and on the road, and we’ve played bad at home and on the road.”

Fan support does not appear to be the issue as crowds have been good during that stretch. Big Blue Nation even managed to do a respectable job of pulling off a hastily organized “black out” for the Vanderbilt game that was not announced until Thursday.

Regardless of the reason, Stoops has to improve the home performance. There is no easier way to kill fan support than posting disappointing losses at home. Losing to Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee can be excused, but the recent stretch of home futility now includes multiple losses to South Carolina and Vanderbilt.

Kentucky has only one more chance for a home SEC victory this season (Auburn, Oct. 26). Yes, beating archrival Louisville at home in the regular season finale would ease some of the pain, but with the SEC seeming increasingly likely to move to nine conference games in the coming years, Kentucky has to do a better job of defending its home field in league play.

And Stoops has to come up with a way to address the issue.

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