Patrick Kennedy

Retired college golfer CCH ‘19 WKU 20’ UK 23’ #Playing4Mason

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

THE PARTY IS ON

THE CAROLINA HURRICANES ARE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS

[Milan Momcilovic @MilanMomcilovi5]

BBN!💙

[Patrick Kennedy @P_Kennedy13]

@MagicJohnson Magic. Would you say this game is a must win or a can’t lose?

[UKY_DOGE @DogeUky68114]

The University of Kentucky Was Built for the People. Let's Not Forget That.

In 1862, in the middle of a civil war, Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act, a radical bet that higher education shouldn't be reserved for the wealthy. Every state would get federal land to establish a university whose mission was clear: serve the working people. Teach agriculture, mechanical arts, and the practical sciences. Lift up communities that had never seen the inside of a college classroom.

The University of Kentucky exists because of that promise.

Not because of a business plan. Not because of a revenue model. Not because someone saw an opportunity to build a brand. UK was born from the idea that a public university belongs to the people of the Commonwealth, the coal miner's daughter in Harlan County, the farmer's son in Christian County, the first-generation student in any of Kentucky's 120 counties who dared to believe education could change the trajectory of a family.

That mission is sacred. And it's worth saying plainly: “it is being eroded.”

When a land-grant university begins operating more like a holding company than an institution of learning, spinning up LLCs, layering subsidiaries, embedding consultants so deeply they become indistinguishable from leadership and something fundamental shifts. The question stops being “How do we serve Kentucky?" and starts being "How do we grow the enterprise?"

Those are not the same question.

When transparency gives way to complexity. When organizational charts require a forensic accountant to interpret, when public dollars flow through structures that obscure rather than illuminate, the people who own this university lose their ability to hold it accountable. And accountability isn't a bureaucratic inconvenience. For a land-grant institution, it's the whole point. The public trust IS the product.

Kentucky ranks near the bottom nationally in educational attainment, health outcomes, and household income. These aren't abstract statistics, they represent the very communities the Morrill Act was designed to serve. Every dollar, every decision, every partnership should be measured against one standard: “Does this move the needle for the people of this Commonwealth?”

Not for the consultants. Not for the contractors. Not for the executives. For the people.

A university can pursue excellence and still honor its soul. It can modernize without corporatizing. It can grow without forgetting who it grows for. But that requires intentionality. It requires leaders who understand that a land-grant charter isn't a historical footnote, it's a living covenant.

The University of Kentucky doesn't belong to its administration. It doesn't belong to its board. It doesn't belong to the firms it contracts with or the subsidiaries it creates.

It belongs to Kentucky.

And Kentucky deserves to know that the institution built in its name is still being run in its interest.

@GovAndyBeshear

[br_betting @br_betting]

One of the greatest upsets in sports history.

Rich Strike wins the 2022 Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds 🥹

Goosebumps. Every single time.

(via @NBCSports)

[Oh, Shenandoah @longhunter09]

Dress Kentucky

Drive Kentucky

Eat Kentucky

Happy Derby Week!

[BigBarrelGeorge @PapawWashington]

My world for the next 6 months if some 18-22 year olds put ball in hoop today

[Matt Jones @KySportsRadio]

I will watch this 1,000 times in my life

[Patrick Kennedy @P_Kennedy13]

“Mitch why do you mean you’re prepared to pay Brandon Garrison 1.4 million dollars next year”

[ESPN @espn]

The Power 4 conference commissioners are expected to join dozens of sports celebrities and dignitaries on March 6 at the White House in a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump about the future of college athletics, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.

The news was first reported by Yahoo Sports.

[Kyle Porter @KylePorterNS]

AK wins Adelaide. Insane.

[Patrick Reed @PReedGolf]

After careful thought and consideration, my family and I have decided that I will no longer compete on the LIV Golf Tour.

I am excited to announce that I am returning to the PGA TOUR as a past champion member for the 2027 season and am eligible to begin competing in PGA TOUR events later this year.

I will continue to compete and play as an Honorary Lifetime Member on the DP World Tour, which is something that I am truly honored and excited to do.

I’m a traditionalist at heart, and I was born to play on the PGA TOUR, which is where my story began with my wife, Justine.

I am very fortunate for the opportunities that have come my way and grateful for the life we have created. I am moving forward in my career, and I look forward to competing on the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour. I can’t wait to get back out there and revisit some of the best places on earth.

I want to thank everyone involved for helping me make this decision. Over the last four years, I have learned a lot about myself, about who I am and who I am not, and for that I am forever grateful.

To Dustin Johnson, The Aces, and LIV Golf, I want to thank you for the memories we shared and created together.

To golf fans around the world, I just want to thank you all for your continued support over the years. I just ask that you respect the decision we have made for our family, our children, and our future. Thank you for your continued support.

—Patrick Reed

[Patrick Kennedy @P_Kennedy13]

Touch money on 3!

[Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB]

final.

[Patrick Kennedy @P_Kennedy13]

@leaklockz We need to figure out how to pair analytics with the eye test

[Patrick Kennedy @P_Kennedy13]

Kentucky basketball needs to forfeit this game and then quit the rest of the season

[Patrick Kennedy @P_Kennedy13]

@UKCoachStoops @TristanUda Thank you coach

[Patrick Kennedy @P_Kennedy13]

@KySportsRadio Does this secure Stoops a 3 year contract extension? Wish we could win a SEC game at home though Matt

[College Sports Only @CSOonX]

15 years ago today, a 20-year-old Notre Dame junior named Declan Sullivan died while filming the Irish's football practice when a scissor lift collapsed due to 50 MPH winds.

The least Brian Kelly could do with his $54 million buyout is make a large donation to Declan's family.

[Chris Fisher @ChrisFisherKY]

Trying to contain your excitement after seeing Kentucky run the preseason No. 1 team in the country off the floor in an exhibition game.

[Tristan Pharis @TristanUda]

6-4, from Kentucky, welcome back to Lexington, John Wall!

#BBN