Good morning, BBN!

The SEC is no joke, and we saw that last night. Not only did the Kentucky Wildcats lose to the Georgia Bulldogs, but Tennessee, the No. 1 team in the country, was beaten 73-43 by Florida, the team that beat Kentucky just a few days ago!

Last night really showed the weaknesses of this Kentucky team. The physicality in the paint was too much for the Kentucky bigs.

By the 12-minute mark of the second half, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams had committed four fouls, showing they had lost the battle down low.

Georgia shot 38 free throws compared to Kentucky’s 19 free throws. With about five minutes left the score was 31-9, which pretty much describes the story of the game.

No time to sulk over this loss as the Cats travel to Starkville to take on No. 14 Mississippi State this Saturday.

Tweet of the day

Good point, Max, good point!

Headlines

Georgia Amoore on the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List – UK Athletics

Well deserved!

UK Athletics’ 3.0 GPA streak reaches 25 consecutive semesters – UK Athletics

Not just good on the pitch or field.

Titans fire GM Ran Carthon – NBC Sportrs

Will Levis remain the starter or will the Titans move a QB at No. 1?

NFL coaching carousel: Ranking all six head coaching vacancies and highlighting the top candidates for each – CBS Sports

Chicago is the best job there is.

With the end of the NIL era, college sports are facing a huge change. How will schools adapt to industry disruption? -Yahoo Sports

Interesting reading.

Ravens’ Lamar Jackson blames playoff woes on him being too nervous – ESPN

Not the best thing to say out loud, Lamar…

Ashton Jeanty will enter the 2025 NFL Draft – NBC Sports

I’m excited to see where he goes.

Derek Carr says he won’t take a pay cut to stay with the Saints: ‘Especially with what I caught on tape’ – CBS Sports

What tape did Carr watch this season?

Report: Giants ink 1-year, $15M deal with 9-time All-Star Justin Verlander – Yahoo Sports

One last ride for the Ace?

Robbers fire Antonio Pierce; According to source, Tom Telesco remains GM – ESPN

This change didn’t make much sense to me. What would you have expected with Aidan O’Connell as your QB1?