Good morning, BBN!
Monday was the first day of official practice for college basketball as the Kentucky Wildcats and Mark Pope kicked off his second season in Lexington. However, for one SEC program, it comes with a complete reset.
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First reported by Jeff Borzello, Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl has decided to retire. His son, Steven, has now taken over as the head coach of the Tigers.
Pearl is no stranger to the BBN after spending the majority of his career coaching at both Auburn and Tennessee. He was also a rather popular name among the fanbase last offseason as the guy to take over the UK program, before the higher-ups at the university vetoed that phone call.
Despite your feelings about him, you can’t deny his success as a head coach. Ending his career with a 706-268 record, he helped turn an Auburn program around that has been historically irrelevant in the sport. He also won a DII National Championship during his time in Evansville at the University of Southern Indiana.
Going to be different watching the Cats play in The Jungle this season.
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This is the good stuff.
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Stoops and Cats preparing for South Carolina- UK Athletics
Going to be a fun Saturday.
Reed Sheppard will get his shot as the starting point guard- KSR
An injury to Fred VanVleet will let Reed get his shot.
Q&A: Mark Stoops press conference- Cats Pause
Take a look at what Stoops had to say in today’s press conference.
Kentucky Volleyball moves back into the top-five- KSR
The Cats are back in the top-five.
Three Kentucky football permanent opponents revealed- Cats Pause
How are we feeling about these?
Nick Bosa out for the season with a torn ACL- ESPN
Another tough injury for the 49’ers.
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Najee Harris out for the season- ESPN
A tough break for the Chargers.
ACC votes to extend football conference schedule to nine games- CBS
Another conference moves to nine games.
