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USC fans will be watching the state of Kentucky in 2025

Sam Greene is at Kentucky. Miller Moss is at Louisville. USC fans will be watching the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the 2025 season.

Less than two weeks after entering the transfer portal, former USC defensive lineman Sam Greene has a new home. Greene recently announced his commitment to Kentucky. He will have three seasons of eligibility remaining with the Wildcats.

Greene originally signed with USC as a highly-touted recruit in the class of 2023. After redshirting his first season on campus, he earned a reserve role this season, recording 15 tackles and one sack. Now, he will look for a fresh start in Lexington.

In a weird twist, Greene was essentially part of a “trade” between the Trojans and the Wildcats. On Thursday, USC landed a commitment from former Kentucky defensive lineman Keeshawn Silver. Hence, the two teams essentially swapped defensive linemen.

While Silver is a veteran player with proven production at the college level, Greene is younger and has more eligibility left. Hence, both teams can feel reasonably good about how the “deal” turned out.

Greene’s transfer to Kentucky has been accompanied by Miller Moss transferring to Louisville. USC football fans will be watching both Kentucky and Louisville to see how key 2024 players fare in the commonwealth in 2025. There will be a Bluegrass storyline for USC fans to follow next year.

Former Wisconsin guard registers career outing in narrow loss to Kentucky

Chucky Hepburn continued his stellar start to the season

Former Wisconsin point guard Chucky Hepburn continued his stellar 2024-25 campaign on Saturday afternoon, this time with a career performance in Louisville’s road loss to No. 5 Kentucky.

The former Badger star finished the 93-85 defeat with 26 points, five rebounds and five assists on 9-of-18 shooting. His play in 39 minutes of action almost single-handedly kept Louisville in the game against a Kentucky team that appears to be among the best in the country.

The strong outing on a national stage is the second time Hepburn has surpassed 25 points this season, the previous was a career-high 32 points in a Battle 4 Atlantis win over West Virginia.

His season averages are up to 15.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3 steals on 47.7% shooting from the floor and 33.3% from 3.

Chucky Hepburn and Terrence Edwards Jr WENT OFF tonight🔥

Chucky Hepburn: 26pts/5ast/5reb
Terrence Edwards Jr: 23pts/5-7 3pt

LEAGUE. 📈 pic.twitter.com/nlPOVwv2uC

— Louisville CBB (@Louisvillecbb) December 15, 2024

It’s safe to say both Hepburn and Nebraska shooting guard Connor Essegian are faring well at their new destinations. Kansas’ A.J. Storr, meanwhile, is still trying to find a consistent role in the lineup.

Wisconsin is off to a strong start to the 2024-25 season without those three transfers. Wing John Tonje has mostly filled the scoring void left by Storr, and a combination of players have worked to fill the leadership void left by Hepburn.

Of all who left via the portal, Wisconsin still likely misses Hepburn the most. His three steals per game rank No. 5 in the sport — that paired with a career-best output on the offense end of the court. Max Klesmit, John Blackwell and Kamari McGee have all played well to begin the season, but none have risen to the level of Hepburn’s.

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Kentucky transfer WR Dane Key visiting Georgia

Kentucky’s leading receiver from the 2024 college football season is set to visit Georgia

Kentucky Wildcats transfer wide receiver Dane Key is reportedly going to visit the Georgia Bulldogs. Key, who was Kentucky’s leading receiver in 2024, is a speed threat that would immediately contribute for Georgia..

The 6-foot-3 210 pound receiver from Lexington, Kentucky, has one year of eligibility remaining. Key recorded 47 catches for 715 yards last season at Kentucky, averaging 15.2 yards per reception. This past season was his best season during his college career.

Now, Key is seeking a new destination to conclude his college career. Key has accumulated 126 career receptions for 1,870 yards, 14 touchdowns, and an excellent 14.7 yards per catch.

Known for his amazing speed, big-play ability, and his continued progression year in and year out. His size, speed and his ability to catch the 50/50 balls makes him a very coveted transfer. He is planning a visit to Georgia and has already scheduled a visit to Louisville, while Nebraska and South Carolina are also expected to be in the running for Key’s services.

Georgia is actively addressing its wide receiver position in the transfer portal this offseason, as Dillon Bell, Dominic Lovett, Arian Smith, and Colbie Young could all enter the 2024 NFL draft.

Georgia Tech transfer wide receiver Eric Singleton is also expected to visit Georgia.

Key has faced Georgia all of his three years at Kentucky. Seeing the success of the Bulldogs could be a pitch that will attract Key to be part of the UGA program.

Notre Dame forward reaches stat line achieved only by Anthony Davis

Quite a comparison.

As excited as Notre Dame fans are about [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] and [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag], they want to look at a third potential star if they aren’t already. Freshman forward [autotag]Kate Koval[/autotag] was inserted into the starting lineup during the Irish’s season opener and has been nothing short of phenomenal.

Through three games, Koval has a total of 40 points, 33 rebounds, eight assists and 15 blocks. According to OptaSTATS, only one other Division I freshman, men or women, has achieved at least that stat line over that span. That freshman is Anthony Davis, who did it in his final three games with Kentucky en route to the 2012 national championship.

Davis’ stat line objectively was better at 42 points, 41 rebounds, eight assists and 17 blocks. That won him the Most Outstanding Player award.

Only time will tell whether Koval can keep up this level of production. That she already is drawing comparisons to Davis this early though indicates that the Irish might have hit yet another home run with her.

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The Champions Classic apparently featured a basketball the players don’t usually play with

This would explain a lot of the poor shooting we saw in the Champions Classic

Last night in the Champions Classic, we saw Michigan State shoot 12-percent from three, Duke shoot 17-percent, and Kansas shoot 29-percent. According to Matt Jones of Ky Sports Radio, this could have been due to the use of a Spalding basketball in the games that teams don’t usually play with.

Even more interesting, Jones said that Kansas, who shot 40-percent from three last night, practiced with the Spalding ball all week. It seems like that foresight and practice paid off.

So, for Michigan State fans who are doom and gloom after watching the team shoot so poorly from three, there may have been some other factors in that. That being said, MSU hasn’t really shot well in any of their games this year, so take it with a grain of salt.

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Champions Classic renewed through 2028-29 basketball season

The Champions Classic has been renewed through the 2028-29 season

The Champions Classic will continue. The annual event that features Michigan State, Duke, Kentucky, and Kansas in revolving match-ups has been renewed through the 2028-29 basketball season.

The news came the day of this year’s event, which included MSU vs. Kansas. Next year, the Spartans are scheduled to play Kentucky. This year, MSU was given some grief from fans of other teams for their inclusion in the event. This writer’s opinion is that this criticism is ridiculous.

John Fanta of CBB on Fox reported the news.

Mark Stoops recaps Kentucky’s performance at Tennessee

Kentucky football head coach Mark Stoops recaps the Wildcats’ performance at Tennessee.

Mark Stoops is in his 12th season as Kentucky’s football head coach. Stoops and the Wildcats suffered their sixth loss of the season on Saturday at Tennessee.

The Vols scored 21 second-half points to defeat Kentucky, 28-18, at Neyland Stadium.

Stoops recapped the SEC contest in Week 10.

“It’s not the outcome that we were looking for at all,” Stoops said. “I really do appreciate the toughness that our team displayed just in preparation throughout this week and coming in here and really playing, really tough, and playing winning football in a lot of ways, in certain areas, that obviously we didn’t.

“Credit to them (Tennessee), that’s a very good team and we knew coming in here, in a tough environment, was going to be very challenging, but our team was up for it. I think we finished the game down 10 starters and it’s no excuse, it’s just a fact. I really do appreciate the effort of some of our other guys just stepping up, battling and giving us an opportunity in the fourth quarter to take the lead and it didn’t happen. So, again, not the outcome we’re looking for, but proud of the effort.”

READ: 2024 SEC football power rankings after Week 10

Vols move up in US LBM Coaches Poll after Kentucky win

Tennessee football moves up one spot in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 after defeating Kentucky in Week 10.

Week 10 of the 2024 college football season has concluded. Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) recorded its third consecutive rivalry win, defeating Kentucky, 28-18, on Saturday.

The Vols have defeated Florida, Alabama and Kentucky in three straight games.

Tennessee junior running back Dylan Sampson highlighted the Vols’ victory in Week 10. Sampson scored his 19th rushing touchdown in 2024, setting a Tennessee single-season school record. Gene McEver previously held Tennessee’s program record, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns in 1929.

Fourth-year head coach Josh Heupel is now 4-0 against Kentucky with the Vols.

READ: SEC football power rankings after Week 10

Following Week 10 college football games, the latest US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 rankings were released. Tennessee is up one spot to No. 6 this week. Only Georgia and Texas are ranked higher, among SEC teams, than the Vols entering Week 11.

Tennessee will host Mississippi State on Saturday ahead of playing at Georgia on Nov. 16 in Week 12.

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Oregon Ducks	9-0	1,349 (53)
2	Georgia Bulldogs	7-1	1,267 (1)
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	7-1	1,245
4	Miami Hurricanes	9-0	1,194
5	Texas Longhorns	7-1	1,138
6	Tennessee Volunteers	7-1	1,039
7	Penn State Nittany Lions	7-1	982
8	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	7-1	961
9	BYU Cougars	8-0	918
10	Indiana Hoosiers	9-0	916
11	Alabama Crimson Tide	6-2	772
12	Ole Miss Rebels	7-2	657
13	LSU Tigers	6-2	653
14	Boise State Broncos	7-1	615
15	SMU Mustangs	8-1	603
16	Texas A&M Aggies	7-2	518
17	Clemson Tigers	6-2	513
18	Iowa State Cyclones	7-1	511
19	Army Black Knights	8-0	404
20	Washington State Cougars	7-1	284
21	Kansas State Wildcats	7-2	201
22	Missouri Tigers	6-2	192
23	Pittsburgh Panthers	7-1	178
24	Colorado Buffaloes	6-2	124
25	Vanderbilt Commodores	6-3	85

Photos of Tennessee’s dark mode uniforms against Kentucky

Photos of Tennessee’s win versus Kentucky in dark mode uniforms at Neyland Stadium.

No. 7 Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) defeated Kentucky (3-5, 1-5 SEC), 28-18, on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 10. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.

Tennessee redshirt senior quarterback Nico Iamaleava completed 28-of-38 passing attempts for 292 yards and one touchdown.

Junior running back Dylan Sampson totaled a career-high 27 rushing attempts against the Wildcats. He recorded 142 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns. Sampson also set Tennessee’s single-season program record for touchdowns (19).

Defensive back Will Brooks intercepted a Gavin Wimsatt passing attempt for 67 yards.

Tennessee ended the contest by scoring 21 of the game’s 29 second-half points.

The Vols are now 5-1 all time when wearing black uniforms. Below are photos of Tennessee’s win versus Kentucky in dark mode uniforms at Neyland Stadium.

Josh Heupel recaps Vols’ win over Kentucky

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel recaps Tennessee’s win against Kentucky.

No. 7 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) recorded its third consecutive rivalry game win on Saturday in Week 10. The Vols defeated Kentucky (3-6, 1-6 SEC), 28-18, at Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee totaled 477 yards (292 passing, 185 rushing) and converted 4-of-8 red zone opportunities.

Fourth-year head coach Josh Heupel recapped the Vols’ victory after the game.

“Awesome environment again tonight,” Heupel said. “Crowd was a huge part of the night, and excited about the win. Don’t take any of those for granted. Still a lot left out for us.

“Just starting fast, offensively, special teams putting them through the uprights, all of the combination of the turnovers, penalties, sacks on the plus side of territory. Some of the shots we were close on. I mean, it just felt like we practiced really well. We’re continuing the game. We just got to put all the pieces of the puzzle together to go play our best football. It’s never going to be perfect either, but again, excited about the win, but there’s a lot of things that we can improve upon.”

READ: 2024 SEC football power rankings after Week 10