New Kentucky head football coach Will Stein makes a high-profile statement at SEC Media Days suggesting the team’s success will be tied to him personally. According to The Athletic and Yahoo Sports, Stein is asked why he believes Kentucky can win at Lexington, and he responds that “because of me, to be honest.” Fox News reports that Stein delivers a similar line at the podium, saying Kentucky will succeed “because of me,” and notes that the remark draws comparisons to Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, who has been associated with a comparable kind of confidence. The coverage across outlets focuses on Stein’s confidence and the wording of the quote, which becomes a talking point during the conference’s media period. None of the sources provided dispute the quote; instead, they emphasize how audiences and observers frame it as reminiscent of Cignetti’s public remarks. The reports present Stein’s comments as a central moment of his early tenure in Kentucky ahead of the upcoming season.