Alfonso Smith News

Louisville native Alfonso Smith was laughed at when he committed to the University of Kentucky back in 2005.

" Senior tailback Alfonso Smith has been named to the Southeastern Conference Good Works Team announced by the league office.

Kentucky wide receiver Randall Cobb waves to fans as he leaves the field after defeating Vanderbilt 24-13 in an NCAA college football game in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Moncell Allen knew it was time for the other University of Kentucky tailbacks to carry their share.

Rich Brooks just doesn't get it. His Kentucky program has historically run a dead heat with Vanderbilt yet the Commodores always seem to be a game that Wildcat fans look at as a 'W.' "Sometimes perception and reality are two different things when it comes to down to this series," Brooks said.

There have been a lot of years when the Kentucky Wildcats could not play emotionally flat, minus key starters on both sides of the football, and beat anybody.

Morgan Newton threw his first two career touchdown passes and three other Wildcats ran for scores as Kentucky dominated Eastern Kentucky 37-12 Saturday, extending its nonconference winning streak to a school-record 18 games.

" Cornerback Trevard Lindley did not have any adverse effects from his participation in Tuesday's practice and worked out again on Wednesday, Coach Rich Brooks has reported.

University of Kentucky football players are tackling more than their teammates in practice this week.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Southeastern Conference players talk about welcome-to-college-football moments, and Saturday night certainly looked like La'Rod King's. It came late in the University of Kentucky's 31-24 loss to Mississippi State, when King - a freshman wide receiver from Radcliff, Ky.

Bitten by Mississippi State's Bulldogs last week, the University of Kentucky football team now is being nibbled by a flu bug.

" Illness and injury thinned the ranks of the Kentucky football team significantly during Tuesday morning's practice at the Nutter Training Center, Coach Rich Brooks has reported.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The University of Kentucky football team was knocking on the door, trying to tie Mississippi State in the fourth quarter of Saturday night's 31-24 loss to the Bulldogs.

Mississippi State's Anthony Dixon, among the top rushers in the SEC, and the Bulldogs will face Kentucky's top playmaker Randall Cobb and the Wildcats Saturday in Commonwealth Stadium.

As the injury list grows for Kentucky, coach Rich Brooks says his team will have to step up their performance for Saturday.

Kentucky running back Alfonso Smith will be back in the offensive lineup Saturday after playing only special teams last week while nursing a thumb injury.

For a Kentucky offense still searching for an identity, the running game might be it.

FOOTBALL: Kentucky at South Carolina Where: Columbia, S.C. When: 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct.

Rich Brooks isn't ready to panic. Sure, the Kentucky coach knows his team could have played better in consecutive losses to No.

When interviews were over, Derrick Locke hobbled out of the Wildcat Den under Commonwealth Stadium.