In a matter of hours, 2012 will be history. Some of those moments will be memorable, others will won’t include a stop down memory lane. Let’s take a look at the top moments from the University of Kentucky during the past 12 months. No. 10 — Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari landed another all-star …
Tag Archive: Joker Phillips
Nov 04
Noise was too much for Barnhart to ignore
Perhaps Joker Phillips knew his fate following Kentucky’s 40-0 loss to Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon at Commonwealth Stadium. “Where I’m at, I get it,” the University of Kentucky football coach said following the shut out loss to the Commodores. “I get this business. I get the criticism.” As the losses mounted and the fans bolted, the …
Oct 20
Collins: Recruiting makes or breaks college football programs
George Rogers Clark football coach Steven Collins knows Georgia is a hotbed when it comes to recruiting. Collins coached at several schools in Georgia, including head coaching stints at Stockbridge and Union Grove High Schools in the Peach State. Collins knows that success in college football hinges on recruiting. “Recruiting is big in the Southeastern …
Sep 16
College Football: Road gets rockier for Kentucky
The road will only get rockier for Kentucky. The Wildcats lost two of their first three non-conference games, including a 32-31 overtime loss to Western Kentucky in overtime Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium and open the Southeastern Conference portion of the schedule Saturday at Florida. The Gators are one of six teams unbeaten in the …
Aug 20
UK Football: Max Smith is the guy
When Kentucky takes on Louisville in its season opener in less than two weeks, Maxwell Smith will be behind center. Smith was named the team’s starter Monday and won the job over backup signal caller Morgan Newton. A year ago, the job was Newton’s before the season began, but an injury forced Newton to the …
Aug 11
UK Football: Phillips pleased with scrimmage
LEXINGTON – On Friday, Kentucky football coach Joker Phillips said he was looking for intense competition during his team’s first preseason scrimmage and that’s what he got Saturday afternoon at Commonwealth Stadium. “(It was) Really competitive,” Phillips said afterward. “We had an old-school scrimmage, 140-something plays, just wanted to put the ball down and get …
Aug 09
UK Football: Cats have first split session of fall drills
LEXINGTON – The University of Kentucky football team completed its first two-a-day practice schedule of fall camp on Thursday with a run-heavy practice in the morning, followed by a pass-heavy practice in the afternoon, according to head coach Joker Phillips. “Two-a-day today, we went old school,” Phillips said after practice. “This morning was more of …
Aug 08
UK Football: Cats receive ice cream treat
LEXINGTON – After a two-hour, 40-minute practice in temperatures past 90 degrees Wednesday afternoon, the Kentucky football team was greeted by an unexpected, but definitely welcome sight – an ice cream truck. The excited Wildcats crowded the truck after the long, hot workout and enjoyed some of their favorite treats, much to the delight of …
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