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Former Murray State head coach Dean Hood is returning to Kentucky as Director of Player Development. Hood previously worked on Mark Stoops' staff as special teams coordinator, outside linebackers coach and defensive backs coach. For the last four seasons, Hood worked as head coach at Murray State. Here are more details from UK Athletics: University

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Clemson finished the Gator Bowl on Friday just like it did the season: with a flourish. Phil Mafah ran for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder with 17 seconds to play, and the Tigers rallied to beat Kentucky 38-35 in one of the wildest Gator Bowls to date and ended the year […]

Will Kentucky football use the disappointment of its 38-35 Gator Bowl loss to Clemson as “fuel” to attack its offseason?

Clemson finished the Gator Bowl on Friday just like it did the season: with a flourish. Phil Mafah ran for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder with 17 seconds to play, and the Tigers rallied to beat Kentucky 38-35 in one of the wildest Gator Bowls to date and ended the year with a five-game winning streak.

By Keith TaylorKentucky TodayKentucky came up short in a wild finish at the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville on Friday.Clemson handed the Wildcats a crushing defeat with a touchdown and 2-

By Keith TaylorKentucky TodayMark Stoops doesn’t see much of a drop in talent when it comes to Clemson.The Kentucky coach compared the Tigers, who have won two national championships in 16

The key talking points from Mark Stoops and Kentucky football’s loss to Dabo Swinney’s Tigers.

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A last-minute Gator Bowl loss to Clemson erased much of the momentum Kentucky had built since its upset of Louisville.

Clemson tries to end its worst season since 2010 with a five-game winning streak. The Tigers, one of 11 Power Five teams to go undefeated in November, have won a postseason game (conference championship, bowl or playoff game) in each of the last 12 years — the longest streak in major college football history. Kentucky, meanwhile, dropped five of its last seven after a 5-0 start but ended the regular season with a 38-31 victory against in-state rival Louisville in the annual Governor&#x2...