The Kernel rolled out its annual football preview edition, featuring a cover of Danny Trevathan and plenty of stories to get you ready for football. As we were busy putting together the 10 pages of paper, ESPNU’s All-Access with the team was playing out on TV. I wasn’t able to catch it live and I [...]
The UK football team helped UK freshmen move in to their dorms today. Afterwards, the players and the marching band converged on south campus for some fight songs, dancing (including with the new President’s wife) and playing of instruments. Our video:
Following Thursday’s practice, UK football head coach Joker Phillips spoke about how pleased he was with his team’s ability to execute the “big” things on the football field. But it’s the “little” things that Phillips said cost the team games in 2010.
After 255 selections spanning three days at the end of April, the UK football program saw just one of its own selected in the NFL draft, Randall Cobb, who was taken by the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers with the 64th selection. Over the next three months, other former Cats with NFL aspirations waited [...]
At last week’s SEC media days in Alabama, a record 167 members of the media voted for their preseason All-SEC squads. UK, represented three times amongst the first, second and third all-conference teams, tied for the fewest representatives of any SEC school along with Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State, but saw two of its own [...]
The University of Kentucky football program has certainly been making ripples through the sports world in Lexington this summer. It began a few weeks ago when the team debuted their new uniforms, courtesy of Nike, for the 2011 season (see the post below). It will continue on Monday, when the program will begin construction to [...]
The University of Kentucky football program introduced their new uniforms, courtesy of Nike, on June 30 at the Lyric Theater in Lexington. The new uniforms are reportedly 30 percent lighter than the Cats former uniforms, allowing for more agility and quick lateral movement. As for their appearance, I like them a lot. Here’s a look [...]
Ex-UK wide receiver and current Buffalo Bill Steve Johnson went to Sports Illustrated and broke down the play that led to him lifting up his jersey to reveal a “Why So Serious” tee-shirt. The move cost him $5,000 but led to a whole lot of notoriety (along with his infamous Tweet). “I had no clue [...]
2011 Catspy Awards results: 1. Character Award Caitlyn Ciokajlo (Gymnastics) 2. Community Service Award Ashleigh Gustafson (Softball) Josh Nadzam (Track and Field/Cross Country) 3. Supporting Role Megan Moir (Women’s Golf) 4. Female Scholar Athlete of the Year Kayla Sergesketter (Women’s Swimming and Diving) 5. Male Scholar Athlete of the Year T.J. Daugherty (Baseball) 6. Female [...]
Randall Cobb will be finding a suit, which is always the most covered subplot of the NFL Draft, and heading to New York to wait for his name to be called by Roger Goodell. He’s also with 24 others, which means this first round will be especially full of handshakes and grins. All 25 are [...]
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