Things happen when you take a week off. That’s where I will start. Kentucky football coach Joker Phillips was told less than 24 hours after his team’s loss to Vanderbilt that he wouldn’t be back next season. I was surprised that athletics director Mitch Barnhart pulled the plug with two games remaining in the regular …
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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 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 …