Kentucky has had some elite coaches during the 2000s and seen a lot of success in the NCAA Tournament. Calipari and Pitino are elite college basketball coaches, but it's a new time in Lexington, and it is going to be a joy for Big Blue Nation to watch Mark Pope become a coaching legend during his tenure at Kentucky.

IAN Alerts are one of two new alerts that were passed into law in Kentucky in 2024. It uses the same system as an Amber Alert, but is meant to notify everyone of a child with autism or other special needs when they've gone missing and might be in danger, according to a spokesperson for the Team Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet .