Football

June 13, 2003

Lumley, McGowan, Webb to Transfer: Three Kentucky football players, quarterback Dan Lumley, offensive guard Jared McGowan, and defensive end Paul Webb, have asked for and been granted their release to transfer from Kentucky.

Lumley, a sophomore quarterback from Windsor, Ontario, played in one game in 2002. He ran for a touchdown and completed one pass for six yards in UK’s win over Texas-El Paso. He finished the spring as the third-team QB. McGowan, a sophomore offensive guard from Walls, Miss., played in five games in 2002. He finished spring practice as the second-team left guard. Webb, a freshman from Paintsville, Ky., had enrolled at UK in Jan. 2003 and gone through spring practice. He completed the spring as the fourth-team left defensive end.

Big Blue Caravan to Resume June 16-18: The Big Blue Caravan, which is being held in seven sites in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee, will resume on June 16. Numerous UK coaches and administrators, including football coach Rich Brooks and basketball coaches Tubby Smith and Mickie DeMoss, meet fans in the golf events, dinners, and community service activities.

The Caravan already has been to Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville and Somerset. Dates, locations and costs for the three remaining sites are listed below. Please note that there has been a location change for Prestonsburg. The event will be held at the Stone Crest Golf Course. Originally, the Prestonsburg event had been scheduled for the Jenny Wiley State Resort Park.

For additional information or registration, call Candice Chaffin at UK Athletics, phone (859) 257-8000.

June 16   Madisonville    Madisonville Country Club    $95 all day, $20 dinner onlyJune 17   Bowling Green   Bowling Green Country Club   $95 all day, $20 dinner onlyJune 18   Prestonsburg    Stone Crest Golf Course      $75 all day, $20 dinner only

Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star Game to be Played at Commonwealth Stadium: The annual Kentucky vs. Tennessee High School All-Star Football Game will be held on Friday, June 20, at 6 p.m. EDT at Commonwealth Stadium. Admission is $10, with children age six and under admitted free. Parking is free.

From the Dallas Morning News: A note written by columnist Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News … “Bill Parcells said he considered taking the University of Kentucky coaching job before coming to the Cowboys. Parcells would have had a better quarterback at Kentucky, Jared Lorenzen, than he will with Quincy Carter and Chad Hutchinson.”

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