‘UK at the Half’: Homecoming 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 13, 2025) — Homecoming brings Wildcats from every generation together to celebrate their shared history and bright future. This year Homecoming 2025 at the University of Kentucky will be celebrated Oct. 12-19.
For this “UK at the Half,” Jill Smith, executive director of the UK Alumni Association, joins Tom Matthews, the incoming 2025-26 Alumni Association president, to discuss what to expect at this year's Homecoming.
Learn more about Homecoming 2025.
“UK at the Half” airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast on the radio and is hosted by UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications and UK Marketing and Brand Strategy. To hear the “UK at the Half” interview, click the play button above.
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