Winston Bennett has seen enough, and he didn’t bother softening the edges.
The former Kentucky great unloaded on the Alan Cutler show about what he’s seeing from this team, and his frustration went straight to the core of how the Wildcats are playing.
Former UK star and assistant coach Winston Bennett, one tough player believes UK is SOFT!The @cutler1300 Show: https://t.co/W2yuFOoFtA… pic.twitter.com/cw5ObeSzfJ
— alan cutler (@cutler1300) December 11, 2025
“They’re playing too nice, man,” Bennett said. “This ain’t no party… no, you gotta play some ball, man, this is war, we are Kentucky.”
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