Summary

Kentucky coach Mark Pope entered his third season guiding his alma mater with real job pressure as the face of the so-called hot seat list. Unfortunately for him, nothing that happened Tuesday improved the odds that he'll get a Year 4. That's a big swing and a miss for Pope in his first real test of the season. His Wildcats were down 10 points at halftime and down 23 in the second half before losing by 20.

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