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Mark Pope has yet to coach a single game at Kentucky, but he knows exactly what the school’s rivalry against Louisville means. Pope brought his entire 2024-25 roster and staff down to Hazard, KY on Friday for a Community Cookout at Perry County Park. The trip also included community service work as the players and coaches all put on their hard hats and went to work on some construction. 1958 national champion Johnny Cox was there, too. Pope used this opportunity as a team bonding retreat ahead of the fall semester at UK, which begins on Monday. But that’s not what we’re here to talk about. We’…

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