“Kentucky has won a national championship. What a feeling.”
A new reality under Will Stein? Well, at least a virtual reality.
College Football 27 officially launches on July 9 — early access on July 6 or even July 2 for MVP+ subscribers — so we’re in the ballpark for video gamers to compete for SEC titles and CFP spots with Stein’s Studs in the coming days. A few lucky folks have gotten their hands on a copy even sooner, though, including one popular streamer who happens to be a diehard Kentucky fan.
Bordeaux, who currently has 564K subscribers on YouTube, is fortunately one of us and chose the Wildcats in his first rebuild for College Football 27. Taking over in Stein’s first season, he set the clock for five years with a goal of winning a championship in Lexington before 2031.
There, you get a behind-the-scenes look at UK’s first roster in 2026 and what’s to follow with portal and high school recruiting in the NIL world. Is a bowl back on the table in year one? Can the Cats actually compete at the national level in this new era? Will the five-stars start flocking to Lexington? Bordeaux goes through it all while rocking a UK OVO letterman jacket — the perfect touch.
Among the fun highlights:
Will Stein’s initial AD expectations are to win a bowl game, beat Louisville and allow fewer than 24 PPG
The UofL game decides UK’s postseason fate in year one
Butch Jones takes the OC job
Kenny Minchey enters the portal after the first season — but Stein replaces him with the most accurate QB in the country
Kentucky goes one-and-done in the CFP in 2028
See the rest for yourself — and make sure you stay for the absolutely electric finish for the Cats.
Want to know more about the Wildcats being in the game? We’ve got you covered.
Coleton Price, C (88)
Ty Bryant, SS (87)
Tavion Gadson, DT (86)
Lance Heard, T (87)
CJ Baxter, RB (85)
Nic Anderson, WR (83)
Mi’Quise Humphrey-Grace, LE (82)
Jordan Castell, SS (82)
Jovantae Barnes, RB (81)
Terhyon Nichols, CB (81)
Jason Patterson, RB (80)
Kenny Minchey, QB (80)
Kentucky’s overall team rating
The Wildcats have an 82 offensive rating, 80 defensive rating and 81 overall rating — good for No. 34 nationally and tied for 13th in the SEC.
TeamOff RatingDef RatingOVROregon919191Ohio State928890Indiana909090Notre Dame889089Texas908889LSU898788Miami908688Ole Miss888788Georgia858987Oklahoma878887Texas Tech859087Alabama828986BYU868686Texas A&M868686USC878586Michigan858585Missouri888285Tennessee858585Florida848384Louisville858284Auburn868083Clemson808683Houston858083Nebraska858283Oklahoma State858183Penn State868183SMU878083Virginia828383Washington858183Arizona828282Florida State838182South Carolina838282UCLA838182Arizona State788381California857881Colorado818281Kansas State838081Kentucky828081Minnesota828181Mississippi St818281Pittsburgh818181UCF828081Utah837881Vanderbilt808281Virginia Tech818181Arkansas808180
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