One word was missing from Will Stein’s introductory news conference speech as Kentucky football’s new head coach on Wednesday.

And it might just be the one word that helped shape his career ascension to becoming the head coach the most.

Louisville.

Stein already knows his audience well. He craftily dodged giving much praise or credit to the Cardinals until he was asked by a reporter some 25 minutes into a Q&A session.

Welcome to the rivalry, coach Stein.

The competition between UK and UofL football just substantially ratcheted up a notch. The race to be the first program in the commonwealth to make the College Football Playoff is officially on.

That may sound a bit outlandish but understand what the best rivalries do. Both sides, as reluctant as they are to admit it, push e

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