John Conner News

For Kentucky's players, the hardest thing to hit the ground in the loss to Mississippi State on Saturday may have been their egos.

Over the past few weeks, I have posted on here that for Kentucky to gain ANY type of respect in the Southeastern Conference, they had to beat teams that are on their level.

Kentucky's quarterback by committee has worked so far. Even though that's the path the Wildcats will probably continue on in Saturday's key SEC game with Mississippi State, it's not the route that UK coach Rich Brooks would prefer.

John Conner scored once on the ground and also caught a touchdown pass for Kentucky, as the Wildcats dismantled the UL- Monroe Warhawks, 36-13, in a non-league affair at Commonwealth Stadium.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., -- The Kentucky offense was chugging right along through two weeks of the young college football season.

Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low Making the rounds in the SEC: Kentucky fullback John Conner will take on an expanded role in the Wildcats' offense and get a look at tight end.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - John Conner has a largely thankless job. The University of Kentucky fullback has spent the better part of his Wildcats career battering linebackers, clearing paths for speedy tailbacks and throwing vicious blocks during kickoff returns.

Posted by Anthony Stalter In one of the wildest games of Week 3, Rich Brook's Kentucky Wildcats edged Louisville 31-27 to win the battle for the Governora s Cup for the third straight year.

After watching his special teams kick off during fall camp and in the season opening 42-0 win over Miami, Kentucky Coach Rich Brooks has accepted the inevitable: Tim Masthay isn't walking through the door.

LEXINGTON UK senior linebacker Micah Johnson downplays the emotional aspect of Saturday's Governor's Cup battle against the arch rival Louisville Cardinals.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Ricky Lumpkin showed up for Kentucky's weekly press luncheon Monday decked out in a black shirt with red stripes.

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.

LEXINGTON UK head football coach Rich Brooks has been through a lot of season openers in 46 years of coaching, at the high school, college and professional levels.

" 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.

Kentucky linebacker Micah Johnson could sit out Saturday's season-opener against Miami with a foot injury.

UK Coach Rich Brooks is looking to get the Wildcats to a fourth straight bowl game for the first time in school history.

Wide receiver E.J. Fields will have surgery to repair a foot injury and is expected to miss most of the season, Coach Rich Brooks announced following Mondaya s practice.

Wide receiver E.J. Fields will have surgery to repair a foot injury and is expected to miss most of the season, Coach Rich Brooks announced following Mondaya s practice.

Wide receiver E.J. Fields will have surgery to repair a foot injury and is expected to miss most of the season, Coach Rich Brooks announced following Mondaya s practice.