Kentucky Wildcats NCAA Football News

Kentucky scored 14 points off four Georgia second-half turnovers and the Wildcats rallied to beat the Bulldogs 34-27 on Saturday night for their first win in Athens in 32 years.

Not the most exciting slate of SEC games this week, but the next seven days will be huge; so a "week off" might be a good thing.

University of Kentucky wide receiver Randall Cobb could miss Saturday's game at Georgia with a bruised shoulder, UK coach Rich Brooks said after Wednesday's practice.

LEXINGTON I understand that the UK football team has not made a significant impact in the Southeastern Conference under Coach Rich Brooks, and I understand that the Wildcats' rise to a fourth year of bowl eligibility has been significantly aided by a soft non-conference schedule.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - One Vanderbilt fan to another on the street outside Vanderbilt Stadium before Saturday's game against the University of Kentucky: "Hey, glad to see somebody else in black.

Defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin scanned the blue-and-white filled stands Saturday afternoon at Vanderbilt Stadium, a moment that allowed him to confirm that he made the right decision more than four years ago to sign with Kentucky.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It took a second-half surge, but the University of Kentucky football team is bowl eligible for the fourth consecutive season.

Despite the news out of Knoxville and waiting until the facts are clear, I am pressing on with some predictions for the SEC this weekend.A Five conference games, including a big one in Athens, highlight the schedule this weekend.

Tennessee assistant coach Ed Orgeron, see here on April 18, 2009, will be returning to Ole Miss this weekend for the first time since being dismissed in 2007.

Vanderbilt's defensive staff has had to scheme against some of the nation's top threats.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky quarterback Mike Hartline practiced Wednesday and could be ready to return to the field when the Wildcats play at Vanderbilt on Saturday.

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.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Morgan Newton threw the first two touchdown passes of his career and the University of Kentucky football team overcame a lackluster start and the absence of Randall Cobb in beating Eastern Kentucky 37-12 Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium.

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.

LEXINGTON - One deflating loss has complicated some of the preseason goals coach Rich Brooks set for his Kentucky football team, and the Wildcats now find themselves needing wins in a hurry just to get back to a bowl game, let alone improve the destination.

" 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.

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.

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