This will be the ninth time that the game will be televised in the 13 years since the teams resumed playing in 1994. ESPN or ESPN2 has carried the game six times, including 1996 and 2002-06. This will be the fifth consecutive year that the game will be played on a Sunday.

Schedule notes: The 12-game regular-season schedule becomes a permanent fixture in the 2006 season ? Kentucky will open against in-state rival Louisville for the 13th consecutive season, the fifth straight year that the game will be played on a Sunday ? UK will play I-AA opponent Texas State for the first time in school history. Texas State advanced to the semifinals of the I-AA national playoffs last season ? Central Michigan and Louisiana-Monroe complete the non-conference schedule. UK last played CMU in 1992 and ULM (formerly Northeast Louisiana) in 1997 ? Louisiana State, a rotating SEC opponent, returns to the schedule for the first time since 2002. LSU replaces Auburn on the UK slate ? Ole Miss makes its first visit to Lexington since 2001 ? Former Florida coach Steve Spurrier makes his first visit to Commonwealth Stadium as head coach of South Carolina ? Georgia will be the Homecoming game on Nov. 4.