Kentucky Spring Game will return on April 18

[Matt Dillon]

Cleats will hit the grass next month outside of the Joe Craft Football Training Facility when Will Stein‘s first spring practice begins in Lexington. We now have an end date for those 15 practices. A spring game is returning to Kroger Field.

The Big Blue Nation can now clear their calendars. Kentucky will host a spring game on Saturday, April 18.

“You know the best way to get better at football is? Play football,” Stein said at his introductory press conference in December. “This isn’t like basketball. You can’t just go play five-on-five hoops out in the backyard. You got to put the pads on, you got to hit, you got to tackle. That’s how you get better. That’s how you become tough to win games on the road in the SEC, you got to play football, and that’s what we’ll do through spring. It’ll be a tough camp. Fall will be a tough camp.

“But what is that going to make us? Gonna make us tough on Saturdays. It’s gonna make us tough to beat. Excited about getting through strength and conditioning this winter, setting up a great plan for these guys to get bigger, faster, stronger, getting ingrained our offense, defense, and special teams, and then moving to spring football."

Kentucky Spring Game will return on April 18 - On3

[Los Gatos]

Glad to see the announcement as I was about to ask if there was any news. looking forward to the game.

[Matt Dillon]

Coach Stein is talking tough, I hope we can back it up. FWIW, I believe we can. I think this will be a different program than what we've seen in a long time.

[Pobilly]

Always will have the 2 headed snake in Spring Practice and game.
1. Got to hit and play hard in the Spring to know where you stand going into the fall (depth charts / progress reports / know who to work with and how to make them take the next step).
2. Injuries. Hopefully you can get through the spring with bumps and bruises. Rare to do.

[Matt Dillon]

If I remember correctly, Mumme's teams practiced very little if any.

[MidTNCatFan]

If I remember correctly, Mumme's teams practiced very little if any.

Oh they practiced but little to no contact but that was also his defensive philosophy so there's that.

[Matt Dillon]

Oh they practiced but little to no contact but that was also his defensive philosophy so there's that.

I should have been clearer. I meant no contact practices.

[TrueblueCATfan]

if the weather is nice I might have to go and check out our new Coach and see what we have

[Sam K.]

Has game time been set?