By Keith Taylor

Kentucky Today sports editor

The Will Stein era will begin with seven home games next season.

The Wildcats will play nine Southeastern Conference games as the league adapts to a new format. The SEC schedule includes contests against College Football Playoff participants Alabama, Texas A&M and Oklahoma. Two of those games are on the road.

Stein will make his debut as Wildcats’ coach against Youngstown State on Sept. 5, followed by the conference opener against Alabama at home and a road encounter at Texas A&M. Three of the first four games are at home.

The three non-conference teams will be Youngstown, South Alabama and Louisville. Kentucky will play Youngstown, Alabama, South Alabama, LSU, Vanderbilt, Florida and Louisville at Kroger Field. The road games are at Texas

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