Big Blue Preview: Kentucky vs. Youngstown State
- Kentucky opens the Will Stein era against Youngstown State after Stein spent three seasons coordinating Oregon offenses that reached the College Football Playoff in consecutive seasons.
- Stein built his first Kentucky roster heavily through the portal, with the class ranked top 10 by The Athletic, ESPN, and 247Sports.
- Stein said Kentucky had a strong fall camp, created toughness, and learned its identity in all three phases before the opener.
- Kentucky's opener comes against a Youngstown State team that entered off a 43-10 win over Mercyhurst with quarterback Beau Brungard leading one of the top offenses in the FCS.
- Kentucky is 22-0 all-time against FCS or I-AA opponents and has won those games by an average of 29 points since 1998.
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