{
  "id": 11890956,
  "title": "Kentucky football coach Will Stein is step for step with Bear Bryant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/kentucky-football-coach-will-stein-is-step-for-step-with-bear-bryant",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T09:08:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kentucky-football-coach-stein-step-090848365.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "COLUMBIA, SC — Kentucky football coach Will Stein is now closely resembling the legendary Bear Bryant, according to sports commentator Paul Finebaum. Despite his early career, Stein has had an impressive start, with a 4-1 record during his first season. Bear Bryant, who coached at Kentucky 75 years ago, won 35 games, including four national titles and 14 SEC championships. UK achieved a remarkable victory against South Carolina in overtime, matching Bear Bryant's record of a 35-34 win against South Carolina in 1946. The Wildcats have made it to a College Football Playoff bowl game, the first of its kind. As they prepare for their next game against LSU, their focus remains on each game, one at a time.",
  "summary": "Will Stein is the first Kentucky coach to start his maiden campaign 4-1 since Bear Bryant. Stein's challenge is to continue keeping pace with Bryant.",
  "key_points": [
    "Will Stein's Kentucky team has a 4-1 record in first season",
    "Bear Bryant won 35 games, including 4 titles at Kentucky 75 years ago",
    "Wildcats reached first College Football Playoff bowl game"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}