The Kentucky Wildcats finished the season 4-8, marking their worst performance since 2013, head coach Mark Stoops' first year. The team wrapped up the season by losing six of their last seven games and has not defeated an FBS opponent since their win against Ole Miss on Sept. 28, 2024, with a score of 20-17.

The Big Ten and SEC have played five head-to-head games during Bowl Season. The Big Ten is 4-1 in those contests, the only loss being Iowa ‘s 27-24 Music City Bowl loss to Missouri. The conference also boasts two CFP Semifinal participants ( Ohio State, Penn State) to the SEC’s one ( Texas ).

Paul Finebaum has never been one to shy away from bold takes, especially when it comes to the fate of the SEC. With his knack for stirring the pot, the ESPN an

Only four teams remain in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, but this has not stopped ongoing debates about how the format can be improved in the future. One suggestion is to eliminate automatic byes for conference champions.

Paul Finebaum believes the College Football Playoff has been 'amazing' so far as we head into this week's semifinal showdowns.

Paul Finebaum compared current conversations around Georgia to another SEC powerhouse with high expectations. On Monday's McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning, Finebaum addressed a perception that the SEC is no longer a dominant entity.

On "The Paul Finebaum Show," SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum identified Ole Miss as the best SEC team of those three. "I think Ole Miss was the best of the three that got left out," Finebaum said. "But that Florida loss was just really tough to deal with at the end. It was the timing of it."