# Can Kentucky UPSET Alabama in the SEC Opener? Breaking Down the Wildcats | Johnny & Wyatt Fulton

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Podcast: [Cover Crimson Podcast Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cover-crimson-podcast-network-7247339)
Published: 2026-09-09T15:17:15+00:00
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Alabama is headed to Lexington for its first SEC road game of the 2026 season, and on today's show, Johnny Congdon and Wyatt Fulton take a deep dive into the new-look Kentucky Wildcats. We start with first-year head coach Will Stein and his path from Oregon to Lexington, where he is attempting to give Kentucky a completely new identity on offense. Stein arrives after helping build one of the nation's most explosive offenses at Oregon, and he wasted no time reshaping the Kentucky roster through the transfer portal. We break down Kentucky's biggest portal additions, the key names to know on both sides of the football, and what the Wildcats showed in their season-opening win over Youngstown State. But we also take a step back and look at Kentucky football from 10,000 feet. Is the national perception of Kentucky as simply a "basketball school" fair? What has the football program actually accomplished? And could Will Stein be walking into a program with more potential than people realize? Then we get into the actual Alabama-Kentucky matchup, breaking down the biggest individual battles, where Kentucky could give Alabama problems, and what the Crimson Tide needs to do to avoid letting the Wildcats hang around in Lexington. We wrap up with two of the biggest national stories in college football right now: the SEC's escalating legal battle with LSU and head coach Lane Kiffin, including the possibility of LSU being expelled from the conference, and the MAC's push to have Western Michigan recognized as the winner of last weekend's controversial finish against Michigan after a replay timing error gave the Wolverines one final play. #alabama #crimsontide #rolltide #alabamafootball #sec #cfb Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS and use code CLNS and get $150 if you win you…

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