Mark Story on UK
Friday, November 21, 2008
Football
Several bowl scenarios for Cats
Liberty or Music city seem most likely destinations
By Chip Cosby
This much is pretty certain: The University of Kentucky football program will be going to a third straight bowl game for the first time in 57 years. The uncertainty lies in the destination. The Wildcats close out their regular season at Tennessee on Nov. 29 with several bowl scenarios still hanging in the balance.
FOOTBALL: Kentucky at Tennessee
When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29
Radio: WBUL-FM 98.1; WLAP-AM 630.
TV: ESPN2
Records: UK 2-5 in SEC, 6-5 overall;
Tennessee 1-5, 2-7
When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29
Radio: WBUL-FM 98.1; WLAP-AM 630.
TV: ESPN2
Records: UK 2-5 in SEC, 6-5 overall;
Tennessee 1-5, 2-7
VANDY 31, KENTUCKY 24
| 2008 UK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||||
| (Click on opponent to scout; click on result for game coverage) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 | at Louisville | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN | W, 27-2 |
| Sept. 6 | NORFOLK STATE | 6 p.m. | PPV/taped | W, 38-3 |
| Sept. 13 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 p.m. | PPV/taped | W, 20-14 |
| Sept. 27 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | 7 p.m. | WKYT-27 | W, 41-3 |
| Oct. 4 | at Alabama | 3:30 p.m. | CBS-27 | L, 14-17 |
| Oct. 11 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 12:30 p.m. | WKYT-27 | L, 17-24 |
| Oct. 18 | ARKANSAS | 7 p.m. | ESPNU | W, 21-20 |
| Oct. 25 | at Florida | 12:30 p.m. | WKYT-27 | L, 5-63 |
| Nov. 1 | at Mississippi State | 2:30 p.m. | PPV | W, 14-13 |
| Nov. 8 | GEORGIA | 12:30 p.m. | WKYT-27 | L, 38-42 |
| Nov. 15 | VANDERBILT | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 | L, 24-31 |
| Nov. 29 | at Tennessee | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | -- |
taped: delayed broadcast on Big Blue Network, WKYT-27 in Lexington
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| VIDEO: A PEEK AT PROSPECTS |
THE LATEST: Jordan Aumiller, TE/DB, Boyle Col.
Herald-Leader high school sports reporter Mike Fields puts the spotlight on some of the top high school football talent. Meet UK signee Boyle County tight end/defensive back Jordan Aumiller.
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More Sports
UK to void volleyball parking tickets
Herald-Leader Staff Report
A crowd estimated at more than 3,500 was in Memorial Coliseum on Sunday to see No. 22 Kentucky upset 12th-ranked Florida in volleyball.Baseball
Henderson gives early assessment
Herald-Leader audio
First-year baseball coach Gary Henderson gave an early assessment of his University of Kentucky baseball team, which is going through fall workouts. Listen to Henderson's press conference here.
Latest SEC headlines
- For Arkansas, a sense of urgency
- Rebels lose Polynice to season-ending surgery
- Arkansas signs for basketball team
- South Carolina puts 50-point Florida loss behind them
- Georgia's slumping D tries to tune out critics
- Vols freshman QB Coleman to get shot against Vandy
- Vols safety Eric Berry playing with shoulder injury
- Auburn's Fannin shows big-play burst
- Arkansas notebook: Petrino indicates either brother could start at QB
- Winning record now Vanderbilt's target
| AROUND THE SEC |
Top headlines
(posted by John Clay)
- AJC columnist Mark Bradley writes that Georgia president Michael Adams agrees with president-elect Obama about the BCS.
- Tennessean columnist David Climer writes that Tennessee is running its football coaching search like a covert operation.
- Knoxville News-Sentinel columnist John Adams writes that Tennessee should say who it’s not hunting.
- In the Gainesville Sun, Robbie Andreu writes about Florida football’s fast starts.
- Jay G. Tate of the Montgomery Advertiser reports on Mercer completing its sweep of Alabama, Auburn.
- Ian Rapoport of the Birmingham News writes about the former punt, pass and kick star who is thriving as Alabama’s punter.
- The State’s Joe Person reports on Clemson’s 52-45 win over South Carolina in women’s basketball, ruining new USC coach Dawn Staley’s home debut.
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist Wally Hall continues his series of columns arguing that Bobby Petrino was the right choice for Arkansas.
- Randy Rosetta of The Advocate writes that new LSU basketball coach Trent Johnson is looking for more consistency, energy.
- In the Clarion-Ledger, Kyle Veazey reports on Mississippi State’s 102-61 blowout of North Alabama.
Media that cover the conference
Latest scores, stats
» Scoreboard
» SEC web site
Kentucky's Ramon Harris was whistled for a hard foul on a play in which North Carolina's Tyler Zeller suffered what's likely a season-ending injury. On Wednesday, Zeller had surgery to repair fractures in two places. Do you think Harris committed a hard foul? Check the video from courtside, and you make the call.
Men's Basketball
Two more underdogs will take crack at Cats
Two more plot upset at Kentucky
By Jerry Tipton
Kentucky hasn't begun a season with three losses since 1926. But more recent history weighs on the minds of UK's upcoming opponents:John Clay on UK
Jasper, Pulley painful losses for UK
By John Clay / Herald-Leader Sports Columnist
Call them the departed duo. Both quarterbacks. Both missed. More with each passing game. Curtis Pulley got the boot on media day. A junior with notable athletic ability, Pulley was to be UK football's quarterback, or at least share the job with Mike Hartline.
Did UK's Ramon Harris commit a "hard foul" against UNC's Tyler Zeller?
BASKETBALL: Delaware St. at Kentucky
When: noon, Saturday, Nov. 22
Radio: WBUL-FM 98.1; WLAP-AM 630.
TV: BBSN/FSN South
Records: Delaware St. 1-2; UK 0-2
When: noon, Saturday, Nov. 22
Radio: WBUL-FM 98.1; WLAP-AM 630.
TV: BBSN/FSN South
Records: Delaware St. 1-2; UK 0-2
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| 2008-09 UK MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE | ||||
| (Click on opponent to scout; click on result for game coverage) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 3 | a-MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS | 7 p.m. | BBSN, FSN South | W, 111-53 |
| Nov. 7 | a-OUACHITA BAPTIST | 7 p.m. | BBSN, FSN South | W, 94-72 |
| Nov. 14 | VMI | 7 p.m. | BBSN, FSN South | L, 103-111 |
| Nov. 18 | at North Carolina | 9 p.m. | ESPN | L, 58-77 |
| Nov. 22 | b-DELAWARE ST. | Noon | BBSN, FSN South | -- |
| Nov. 24 | b-LONGWOOD | 7 p.m. | BBSN, FSN South | -- |
| Nov. 28 | c-Kansas State | 11:59 p.m. | ESPNU | -- |
| Nov. 29 | c-West Virginia/Iowa | 7:30 or 10:30 p.m. | TBA | -- |
| Dec. 3 | LAMAR | 7 p.m. | FSN South | -- |
| Dec. 6 | MIAMI (Fla.) | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN | -- |
| Dec. 7 | MISS. VALLEY ST. | 4 p.m. | FSN South | -- |
| Dec. 13 | INDIANA | 4 p.m. | CBS-27 | -- |
| Dec. 20 | d-vs. Appalachian St. | Noon | FSN South | -- |
| Dec. 22 | TENNESSEE ST. | 7 p.m. | BBSN, FSN South | -- |
| Dec. 27 | FLA. ATLANTIC | 3 p.m. | FSN South | -- |
| Dec. 29 | C. MICHIGAN | 7 p.m. | FSN South | -- |
| Jan. 4 | at Louisville | 1:30 or 4:30 p.m. | CBS-27 | -- |
| Jan. 10 | VANDERBILT | 2 p.m. | RAYCOM | -- |
| Jan. 13 | at Tennessee | 9 p.m. | ESPN | -- |
| Jan. 18 | at Georgia | Noon | RAYCOM | -- |
| Jan. 21 | AUBURN | 9 p.m. | RAYCOM | -- |
| Jan. 24 | at Alabama | 3 p.m. | RAYCOM | -- |
| Jan. 27 | at Mississippi | 7 p.m. | ESPN | -- |
| Jan. 31 | S. CAROLINA | 3 p.m. | RAYCOM | -- |
| Feb. 3 | MISSISSIPPI ST. | 7 p.m. | RAYCOM | -- |
| Feb. 10 | FLORIDA | 9 p.m. | ESPN | -- |
| Feb. 14 | at Arkansas | 1 p.m. | CBS-27 | -- |
| Feb. 17 | at Vanderbilt | 9 p.m. | ESPN | -- |
| Feb. 21 | TENNESSEE | 1 p.m. | CBS-27 | -- |
| Feb. 25 | at S. Carolina | 7 p.m. | RAYCOM | -- |
| Feb. 28 | LOUISIANA ST. | 4 p.m. | CBS-27 | -- |
| Mar. 4 | GEORGIA | 8 p.m. | RAYCOM | -- |
| Mar. 7 | at Florida | 2 p.m. | CBS-27 | -- |
| Mar. 12-15 | e-SEC Tournament | TBA | CBS-27, RAYCOM | -- |
HOME games capitalized;
a-exhibition; b-Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational (Rupp Arena); c-Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas); d-at Freedom Hall, Louisville; e-St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Fla.)
Women's Basketball
Coveted women's recruit picks St. John's over UK
By Jennifer Smith
The Kentucky women's basketball team's most coveted recruit decided to stay closer to home and signed with St. John's, a Web site reported Wednesday.College basketball preview Check out our annual preview of UK men's and women's basketball and the rest of the state and nation in our annual College Basketball Season Preview.
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Jerry Tipton's notebook
UK Notebook: Harrellson familiar with Heels' big man
high school Coach used hansbrough as example
Jerry Tipton
If — and it's a big if given his health — North Carolina All-American Tyler Hansbrough schools Kentucky's Josh Harrellson on Tuesday night, it won't be the first time.
Men's basketball:
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» Career stats leaders
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Recruiting
Coveted women's recruit picks St. John's over UK
By Jennifer Smith
The Kentucky women's basketball team's most coveted recruit decided to stay closer to home and signed with St. John's, a Web site reported Wednesday.- UK signs three recruits; Gillispie calls Orton 'unbelievable prospect'
- UK women sign four; top prospect Smith delays decision
- Shenneika Smith tops Cats' wish list
- Jai Lucas: 'Every school is attractive'
- UK recruit Mossakowski faces surgery on throwing shoulder
- UK recruit Orton sidelined by knee surgery
