Mark Pope was a wizard with the clipboard in the closing minute of Kentucky’s 83-82 win over Oklahoma. But no play call was more significant than the one he drew up after a timeout with under a minute left in the game and the Wildcats down one.

Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats are getting ready to get into the final stretch of the SEC slate, which includes a few incredibly challenging games. Kentucky's ne

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That was one concern Mark Pope and the Big Blue Nation dealt with as the new coach took the reins. Add Kentucky running on its least successful decade to the mix, and the situation hardly screamed of hope.

After Kentucky dismantled LSU in the final home game of the season, the younger Wildcats on this team reflected on what UK’s seniors meant to the program.

It’s hard to believe someone with a game-winner in the Final Four to advance to the national championship game still had boxes to check in college basketball. Lamont Butler entered the transfer portal seen as one of the toughest,