After much thought, junior linebacker Micah Johnson has decided that his dream of playing in the National Football League will have to wait. At a news conference Friday, the Fort Campbell, Ky., native made clear his intentions to return to school, despite being projected as a third-to-fifth round pick. Johnson hopes that staying another year [...]
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MEMPHIS — Liberty Bowl reps just asked for MVP ballots, and if you didn’t have Jeremy Jarmon or Micah Johnson on your list, then you were wrong. Until review overturned what would have been the game-changing play. That’s because Jarmon just sacked and created a fumble that Johnson scooped up and took in for a [...]
Continue reading …MEMPHIS — Uh-oh. East Carolina running back Brandon Simmons just ran straight up the middle for a 28-yard touchdown run, giving the Pirates an early 10-point lead. The Pirates are scoring at will and offensively can do whatever they want, throw or run. UK’s defense looks more like it’s season-ending self than what they started [...]
Continue reading …MEMPHIS — Hello everyone, If you’re wondering why we’ve reverted back to our old style of blogging, it’s quite simple: the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium’s wireless internet just refuses to cooperative long enough. Hence, back to our regular old blog. That doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun, right? Right now, the stadium is [...]
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“Marquee†wins against Middle Tennessee State and Arkansas, an uncertain offense and a limping defense have characterized UK’s 2008 season, where another strong 4-0 start was turned into a disappointing finish. After back-to-back trips to the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowls, the Cats made subtle suggestions about going elsewhere. They got their wish, facing East [...]
Continue reading …The regional fair is something a town can look forward too. The unlikelihood of winning the carnival games, the chance to eat funnel cakes and of course those cheap but stomach-twisting rides. In what is considered the country’s most powerful football conference, there is such a ride that has grown men in power positions shaking [...]
Continue reading …For junior guard Jodie Meeks, the honors just keep rolling in. After being named tournament Most Valuable Player after UK won the Findlay Las Vegas Invitational, Meeks was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week by the league office Monday. Meeks averaged 28.5 points in two games in Las Vegas, including his second 30-point effort [...]
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – He wasn’t going out like that. Not in front a home crowd on national television. Not to that team. Phillip Fulmer was not going to lose to UK. Fulmer’s final season at Tennessee has been a disaster. His team started the year ranked in the top 25, and it will end it [...]
Continue reading …Longtime Tennessee coach bids farewell with 28-10 win over UK KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — This was supposed to be UK’s year. The year the Cats (6-6, 2-6 Southeastern Conference) finally knocked off their one-time rival Tennessee (5-7, 3-5). The year that UK head coach Rich Brooks sent his peer, outgoing Volunteer head coach Phillip Fulmer, who [...]
Continue reading …For the next five days UK head coach Rich Brooks and his players expect to be consistently asked about the streak. Sprinkled in will be questions about Phillip Fulmer Day, various UK players that hail from or near Knoxville and UK’s bowl fate. But the streak, the one in which Tennessee has beaten the Cats [...]
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