Take a look at the SEC standings and enjoy it, Kentucky fans.
With just four conference games remaining, the Kentucky Wildcats are sitting at 6-1 overall and 4-1 in SEC play — tied with Georgia for the best conference record in the league.
Georgia also stands at 4-1 in conference play, while Tennessee and Ole Miss are close behind at 3-1. Alabama and Florida both have two SEC losses, meaning Kentucky currently has some breathing room over several of the league's traditional contenders.
There is still plenty of football to be played, and the SEC rarely makes anything easy. But with only four league games left, Kentucky controls a huge part of its own destiny.
For a Kentucky program that has spent plenty of seasons looking up at the top teams in the conference standings, this is a very different situation. The Wildcats have earned the opportunity to play meaningful games down the stretch with an SEC title race very much alive.
Nobody knows how the final four games will play out, but with the way the Cats are playing dreams of the SEC Championship and making the play-offs are both very much alive.