Last week, Kentucky football debuted at No. 6 in the College Football Playoff rankings after a hot 7-1 start to the season. Tonight, the college football playoff committee released its updated rankings after another week of action during week 10 of the college football season.

After the disappointing 34-6 loss to Tennessee in Knoxville, the Wildcats have dropped in the updated playoff rankings, coming in at No. 11. With three games remaining, Kentucky still controls its own destiny as it pertains to their chances of making their first College Football Playoff. One more loss and it’s going to be hard to get in the 12-team bracket with a 9-3 record, especially given who would be behind you.

A few weeks ago, Will Stein was asked how his team has been able to handle success. Now, even at 7-2, this quote still carries meaning with the Wildcats still in the playoff race as if it were to begin today.

“I just go back to, like, what we do on a day-by-day basis. It’s how these guys respond. It’s really how they work throughout the week. So it’s hard to say it’s just this or just that. I think it’s just a culmination of the last eight months and putting in the work with really good players. I think we can all see that we have really good talent, top-end talent on our roster. We got to continue to build depth. That’s something as we keep pushing this program forward: how do we get the next group of guys to be able to go in there and perform at that same level? And then, I mean, I really think we have really good coaches too. I mean, what Joe’s done, Parker, Jay, all of our staff, the work that they put in, the messaging that they put in, it’s allowed us to keep fighting and then keep finding ways to win.”

With games left against Florida, at Missouri, and Louisville, one slip-up could really change the trajectory of how this season could end. However, if you can manage to handle business and win out, and you’re very likely to achieve that postseason dream that I don’t think many of us ever believed was possible at Kentucky.

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