– Jerry Tipton from the Lexington Herald-Leader writes that Patrick Patterson embraces role as UK’s leading man

– Tipton on the rest of the SEC accepting UK as preseason favorites

– The Courier-Journal’s Brett Dawson on the new-look Wildcats picked to finish first

– The Cats are dealing with heavy expectations, writes Matt May from The Cats’ Pause

– Larry Vaught, as always, has a long list of UK stories at Vaught’s Views

– Mike Griffith of Go Vols Xtra writes that the rivalry between John Calipari and Bruce Pearl is alive and well

– Calipari predicts SEC Hoops resurgence, according to Ken Sugiura of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

– Doug Segrest from the Birmingham News on Calipari handling the pressure at Kentucky