2025 OFFICIAL KENTUCKY FOOTBALL GAMEDA Y Presented By ToledoGame August 30 n 12:45 p.m. ET Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field ILB Alex Afari Jr. & QB Zach Calzada 2520Thank You to Today’s Game Sponsor, Thank You to Today’s Game Sponsor,2025 Kentucky Football Yearbook is published by the University of Kentucky Athletics Department. University of Kentucky Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Communications and Public Relations: Susan Lax, Matt May, Tony Neely, Cami Williams 410 West Vine Street Suite 150 Lexington, KY 40507 859-230-4372 UK Sports & Campus Marketing Powered by JMI Sports Brandon Baker, Curtis Burch, Brent Carney, Randy Carter, Annie Gillenwater, Devin Jones, Michelle Knezovic, Jensen Linder, Adair Mattingly, Seth Poteat, Kim Ramsay, Lance Reed, Chad Ruhl, Nadia Steinbicker, Saige Sutterlin, Brad Tucker Design & Publishing Managing Editor Jai Giffin Creative Director Jamie Barker Production Assistance Laura Doolittle, Lisa Roberts@UKSportsNetwork n 3 Contents ToledoGame August 30, 2025 Lexington, Ky. n 12:45 p.m. ET n Kroger Field 34 President Eli Capilouto 58 Kentucky Records 7 Schedule/ Results 48 Wildcat Spirit 68 Cats in the Pros 18 Today’s Two Deep 38 History & Tradition 64 Joe Craft Center 14 Toldeo Roster 52 First Team All-SEC 73 Compliance Corner 26 Assistant Coaches 36 Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart 62 UK in the Postseason 12 Kentucky Roster 51 First Team All-Americas 72 Retired Jerseys 20 Head Coach Mark Stoops 44 Kroger Field 66 Kentucky Road 16 Stats Comparison 32 University of Kentucky 56 Pioneers of Integration 74 UK Sports Network Features Cat Byte Shiyazh Pete talks about his job as an offensive lineman. “presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance.” 4 BBN Gameday/BBN Tonight TV With WLEX Mark Stoops and his Wildcats are ready to kickoff the 2025 season. 8 Catching up with Coach Stoops Coach Stoops discusses the play of Offensive lineman Jalen Farmer. 10 70 /UKAthletics Kentucky Football @UKAthletics @UKFootball Olympic Sports Update UK Women’s Soccer is off to an undefeated start for the 2025 Season.Sponsored By Shiyazh Pete talks about his job as an offensive lineman. (Click here to watch the full interview on UKSN All-Access) 4 n @UKFootballGreat defense is good insurance. If you want to guard against loss from a storm or accident, it helps to be insured by a company who’s on your team. Kentucky Farm Bureau is Kentucky’s insurance company, which means there’s an agent in every county to provide the winning service you deserve. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: Find Your Local Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance AgentON OVER 1,000 ITEMS Scan to learn more. Official Grocer of UK Athletics LOWER PRICES9.6 Ole Miss* Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field 3:30 p.m./ABC 9.27 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. Williams-Brice Stadium TBA 8.30 Toledo Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field 12:45 p.m./SECN 9.13 Eastern Michigan Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field 7:30 p.m./ESPNU 10.18 Texas* Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field TBA 11.1 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. Jordan-Hare Stadium TBA 10.4 Georgia* Athens, Ga. Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium Noon/ABC or ESPN 10.25 Tennessee* Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field TBA 11.8 Florida* Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field TBA 11.15 Tennessee Tech Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field 1:30 p.m. 11.22 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. FirstBank Stadium TBA 11.29 Louisville Louisville, Ky. L&N Stadium TBA Home Away * SEC Game 2025 Kentucky Football Schedule @UKSportsNetwork n 7 KENTUCKY FOOTBALLNext >