Preparations for the 2026 college football season are underway at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility. In a few short weeks, cleats will be hitting the grass practice fields and/or the turf at the Nutter Field House as Kentucky head coach Will Stein gets set to begin his first spring practice as the leader of a program. There will be a lot of new for the Wildcats in 2026 but the defensive line will be led by a very familiar face.
Former Kentucky defensive end Anwar Stewart is now in year nine on staff and his seventh consecutive years as the defensive line coach in Lexington.