Dec 06
LEXINGTON – D.J. Eliot, who played a key role in the dramatic defensive turnaround at Florida State under Mark Stoops, has joined Stoops’ Kentucky staff as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, the new UK head coach announced Thursday. “D.J. is one of the brightest young minds in college football,” said Stoops, who has coached with …
Nov 28
Kentucky quarterback Patrick Towles hasn’t met newly-hired coach Mark Stoops, but is excited about what the future holds for the Wildcats. “From what I hear he is a very enthusiastic guy and very, very passionate, which is what I think we need around here,” he said. “We need a guy that is going to come …
Nov 27
You’ve probably heard the unofficial news by now, but Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio is reporting that Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops will be the new football coach at the University of Kentucky. The hiring has since been made official by UK athletics. Stoops’ brother Bob is head coach at Oklahoma and he …
Nov 04
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
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
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 14
It’s (almost) football time in the Bluegrass. Although Kentucky’s season opener isn’t until Sept. 2 at Louisville, the prep season begins Friday night. I will be covering the George Rogers Clark at Corbin game in Corbin, with a trip to Sonny’s Barbecue on the agenda. It will be the first time in 13 seasons a …
Aug 11
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
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 …
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