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NASHVILLE - John Cole knocked down Kentucky prep receiving records liking bowling pins at Somerset High School in 2006 and '07. Some 78 miles away in Lexington, the home-state Wildcats didn't pay him much notice or extend a scholarship offer.

Mississippi State basically asks senior Tyson Lee to serve as a game manager, but Lee has thrown just three touchdown passes this season with an alarming nine interceptions.

The Associated Press 1 comment Tim Tebow could be back in the huddle in time for Florida's biggest game of the season.

KENTUCKY POSTGAME NOTES Final Score: Florida 41, Kentucky 7 September 26, 2009 * Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Ky.

This is one of those games that are very difficult to break down. You look at Miami-Ohio's record from last season, 2-10, and you think this should be a very winnable game for Kentucky.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - If you're a University of Kentucky football fan looking for a red-clad rival that will offer back-and-forth barbs and a dose of seething hatred, check back in two weeks.

" The Kentucky football team completed on-field preparations for Saturday's season opener with a one-hour, 45-minute practice Thursday morning on the Tim Couch Practice Fields.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Let's be clear: Collins Ukwu would like to start. Ask him, and the University of Kentucky defensive end will provide the proper platitudes about just wanting to play and about finishing a game being more important than starting it.

Rich Brooks used words like "anxious," "frustrated," "antsy" and "nervous" to describe his mood leading up to his Kentucky team's season-opener with Miami University on Saturday.

Ricky Lumpkin celebrated a big defensive stop in the fourth quarter of Kentucky's 21-20 victory over Arkansas last season.

Talking to some people, I have just a little update on football thus far. It seems like wide receiver JUCO transfer Chris Matthews, all 6-foot-6 of him, is picking up the system really well and may be able to contribute right away.

Chip Cosby has a great article on the football team this morning and its strides in the weight room.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Preseason football camp is all about who's who. Who got bigger over the summer? Who got faster? Who are these new guys, and when can they make an impact? The University of Kentucky football team has won three straight bowl games and returns six starters on offense and four on defense, so there are some proven commodities.

It's kind of slow in the local sports world right now as teams go through their four week preparations for the season.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Preseason football camp is all about who's who. Who got bigger over the summer? Who got faster? Who are these new guys, and when can they make an impact? The University of Kentucky football team has won three straight bowl games and returns six starters on offense and four on defense, so there are some proven commodities.

COACH: Rich Brooks, 32-41 at Kentucky, seventh season . CRITICAL CAMP FOCUS: The development of junior quarterback Mike Hartline and a young group of receivers will determine how improved the Wildcats will be on offense.

Coach: Rich Brooks . Staff In 2008: 7-6 overall, 2-6 in SEC . Beat East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl.

Defensive coordinator Steve Brown, right, said he didn't use complicated schemes last season because he didn't want to put Coach Rich Brooks' young offense in a hole.

The defensive end position is undoubtedly the biggest question mark for the University of Kentucky football team as it works through the dog days of summer to prepare for fall camp.

Collegefootballnews.com called Kentucky's Rich Brooks the fifth-best coach in the Southeastern Conference, ahead of Steve Spurrier at South Carolina.