LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Mark Stoops begins his 13th season at Kentucky with a chance to reset the narrative after a 4-8 campaign in 2024. But the opener is no soft launch: Toledo comes to Kroger Field fresh off an eight-win season, a bowl victory over Pitt and preseason buzz as the Mid-American Conference favorite.

The Rockets have beaten Mississippi State and Pitt in the last calendar year. Stoops is well aware.

"If we want to change the narrative, then we have to go play well," he said this week. "Our performance will dictate what's said about us."

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Things to know about the matchup:

The Time

Saturday, Aug. 30, 12:45 p.m., Kroger Field (61,000), Lexington

How to Watch/Listen

TV: SEC Network (Taylor Zarzour, play-by-play; Mat

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