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Tennessee Tickets Available: Unclaimed tickets from the UK student allotment are now available to the general public for the Tennessee at Kentucky football game on Nov. 29.
Tickets cost $29 for sideline seats and $22 for end zone tickets. The Memorial Coliseum Ticket Office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets also may be ordered over the phone by calling 800-928-CATS or via the Internet by clicking the Tickets link at the top of the page.
The Volunteers and Wildcats will kick off Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Commonwealth Stadium.
Abney Going for Milestone if He is Able to Play: Senior wide receiver/kick returner Derek Abney hopes to achieve a unique milestone in the Tennessee game on Saturday.
Abney needs one punt return yard to become the first player in NCAA Division I-A history to reach 2,000 receiving yards, 2,000 kickoff return yards, and 1,000 punt return yards. Abney has totaled 2,339 receiving yards, 2,313 kickoff return yards, and 999 punt return yards as a Wildcat.
Before taking on the visiting Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, Abney?s toughest opponent this week is a foot injury sustained in last Saturday?s game at Georgia. He is listed as questionable for the Tennessee game.
Burress, VanSickel Named Game Captains for the Tennessee Game: Senior cornerback Leonard Burress and senior offensive guard Nate VanSickel have been named game captains for the Tennessee game, joining permanent captains Vincent ?Sweet Pea? Burns and Jared Lorenzen.
Burress rejoined the starting lineup last Saturday at Georgia and played well against the Bulldogs. VanSickel has played well as the top reserve in the offensive line this season and also has earned a pair of starting assignments.
Anderson, D. Williams, Burns Among SEC Defensive Leaders: Linebackers Chad Anderson and Dustin Williams and defensive end Vincent ?Sweet Pea? Burns are among the Southeastern Conference defensive leaders in statistics released by the league office.
Anderson leads the SEC in tackles per game with an average of 11.1 per contest. Williams ranks third in that category with 10.5 tackles per game. Burns paces the league in tackles for loss with 17, an average of 1.54 TFL per game.
Ralph Kercheval to Sign Autographs Friday Before Men?s Basketball Game: Former Wildcat football star Ralph Kercheval will sign autographs on Friday from 6:30 ? 7:30 p.m. at the UK Basketball Museum.
Kercheval played quarterback, defensive back, kicker, and punter for the Wildcats from 1931-33 and is best known for his punting. He still holds Southeastern Conference records for most punts in a season (101), most punting yards in a season (4,413), and the single-game record for punting average (52.0 yards per punt, min. 10 punts). He averaged 44.8 yards per punt during his career.
Kercheval went on to play in the National Football League from 1934-40 for the old Brooklyn Dodgers franchise. He once held the NFL record for longest punt with a boot of 91 yards.
A graduate of Lexington?s Henry Clay High School, Kercheval still lives in Lexington.
The UK Basketball Museum is located in the Civic Center Shops adjacent to Rupp Arena. Kercheval will sign autographs prior to UK?s game vs. Tennessee Tech.
