2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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The 2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky (UK) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by ninth-year head coach Mark Stoops. On August 2, 2024, the NCAA announced that the University of Kentucky has agreed to accept penalties for violations of impermissible benefits as 11 football players were paid for jobs which they did not perform in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Under a program created by former UK player and current UK administrator J.J. Housley, football players worked at UK HealthCare as patient transporters. However, time records were falsified and players did not show up and still received payment. A woman employee was terminated but Housley escaped accountability. Although the NCAA has not announced the full penalties, it has been indicated by the university that those penalties...

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