Position Changes

Here are some experiments with position changes that will be tried during spring practice:

• Dele Ali moves from SS to LB
• Quincy Bell moves from DT to OG
• Andy Dreisbach moves from LB to TE
• Van Hiles will work at FS in addition to CB
• Larry Morris moves from LB to FB
• Omar Smith, originally expected to be a DT, will be tried at OT
• Shawn Smith moves from SS to LB
• Jeff Snedegar moves from QB to LB
• Jeremy Streck moves from DT to OT
• Jason Thomas will work at DT in addition to DE
• Chris Ward will work at DT in addition to DE
• Ryan Wassil moves from OT to OG
• Filmore Wester will work at TE in addition to FB

Roster Update

• LB Chad Hudson has left school this semester for personal reasons. He expects to return to school and to the team in August.
• OG Brandon Jackson, who was suspended earlier, has been dismissed from the team for violation of team rules.
• QB Jeff Speedy has decided to graduate this spring and give up his fifth year of eligibility.
• OT Jason Walker has decided to give up playing football.
• FB Michael Woodfork has been suspended for violation of team rules.

Lettermen/Starters Update

• Kentucky has 43 lettermen on the spring roster — 18 offense, 23 defense, and two specialists. The 19 lettermen lost from last year’s team are nine on offense, eight on defense, and two specialists.
• Kentucky returns 11 starters, five on offense and six on defense, plus punter Jimmy Carter. Eleven starters are lost from last season, including six on offense and five on defense, plus kicker Brian Sivinski.

Injury/Illness Update

• CB/FS Van Hiles will participate in spring practice but will be held out of contact work while he recovers from the concussions he suffered last fall.
• TE Mike Piccione will miss spring practice while rehabilitating a ruptured disc in his back.
• LB Mike Schellenberger is recovering from a case of pneumonia. He is being evaluated on a day-to-day basis and will begin practicing as soon as possible.
• OT Jeremy Streck is recovering from a dislocated kneecap and hopes to return to practice within a week.

Spring Game Will Not Be Held

Kentucky will not have a spring game this year. Commonwealth Stadium will not be available because the field is going to be regraded, additional drainage lines installed, and new grass grown. The work is expected to be completed in time for the Kentucky-Tennessee High School All-Star Game on June 21.