WATCH: Kentucky Can't Help But Be Excited About Football After Watching This

No, the word 'football' is not in their by accident. It may seem strange to say, but the Kentucky Wildcats do have a good reason to be hyped up about the future the football program has at their school.

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They are accustomed to playing second fiddle to the basketball team, but with the work that first-year Head Coach Mark Stoops (yes, he's related to that other Stoops guy) and his staff have put in--well, they may not be playing second fiddle for much longer.