Will Stein Is the First Kentucky Coach in 100+ Years to Win 6 of His First 7

Will Stein just put his name next to a mark Kentucky hasn't seen in more than a century.

SEC Network says Stein is the first Kentucky head coach in 100+ years to win 6 of his first 7 games. The previous best start was Alpha Brumage's 5-1 in 1913, per AP. See SEC Network's post on X

No. 6 came the hard way. The Cats went into Norman on Saturday night and beat Oklahoma 21-13, scoring the game's final 14 points in the fourth quarter before Jordan Castell's 41-yard pick-six and Ty Bryant's late interception closed it out. Read our full recap of Kentucky 21, Oklahoma 13.

The win moved Kentucky to 4-1 in SEC play and 6-1 overall, good for a share of first place in the league.

Our Take: Kentucky keeps finding ways to win, and that is how a first-year start turns into history. Seven games in, this is already one of the best openings any Kentucky coach has had, and the Cats are right in the SEC race with five games to go.

Sources: SEC Network on X, AP, ESPN recap: Kentucky 21, Oklahoma 13, ESPN SEC standings