Kentucky is making the Power K feel like more than a tease.
After months of hints from Will Stein, the Wildcats nearly confirmed the throwback logo’s return for the Oct. 10 LSU game, a homecoming night at Kroger Field.
Kentucky’s social media graphic announcing the LSU kickoff time - 7 p.m. ET on ESPN - featured the Power K twice, with the logo shown on the helmet and at midfield.
That points to a temporary field and helmet makeover when LSU comes to town.
The Power K was Kentucky’s look from 1975-96, and it has mostly been absent since then. That changed once Stein arrived, with the program steadily leaning into the throwback theme.
Since June, Kentucky has been framing the LSU matchup as a throwback game, and Stein has been front and center in the campaign. He’s worn a Power K quarter-zip and carried a Power K tumbler while the team rolled out each home game’s theme in video promotions.
He’s also kept the logo in rotation on his own gear.
Earlier this month, Stein made the return sound close without fully giving it away in an interview with KET’s Kelsey Starks.
“There may be something this season,” Stein told Starks when she asked if the Power K is coming back. “Just keep your eyes peeled. There might be something.”
“It’s like all I wear. I love it.
I love the Power K,” Stein added. “I love the block UK.
This is like my dad’s era, but I think it’s just really cool. It’s a great letter.
It’s got great shape to it. It’s very simple.
Love the Power K.”
That family connection matters here. Stein’s dad, Matt, played for Kentucky under Jerry Claiborne in the 1980s, right in the middle of the Power K’s run. Three decades later, the logo is back in the spotlight because of his son.
And the merchandise is already moving. Nike’s new “Power K Collection” went live on the UK Team Shop on Friday, with T-shirts, sweatshirts and hats available.
The blue hat was already sold out, a pretty clear sign that fans were ready for the old look to come back. A caller to the KSR Postgame Show on Saturday also said Power K gear would be sold in certain stores around the state on Friday.
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