Leading rusher Derrick Locke will likely play this weekend after missing the last two games with a shoulder stinger. Head coach Joker Phillips said he’s hopeful that his senior tailback gains back full feeling in his arm to play against Mississippi State.”Should have him on Saturday, hopefully,” Phillips said. “Derrick Locke will be hopeful, but he will practice this week in a non-contact role and we’ll continue to try to see what type of strength he does get back in his arm.”Without Locke, who leads UK with 574 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 108 carries, Kentucky’s ground game has been slow to get going. On the shoulders of backups Donald Russell and Raymond Sanders, Kentucky totaled just 52 yards in a win over South Carolina and 70 yards in Saturday’s loss to Georgia, although Sanders picked it up late in the game and finished with 79 yards on 16 rushes.UK defeated No. 10 South Carolina without the services of Locke, but neither of UK’s backups has shown the big-play ability that Locke possesses.”He’s one of the few guys in this league that can go 80 yards, so we’re definitely looking forward to getting him back,” Phillips said.Also, Phillips expects to have sophomore wide receiver La’Rod King back for Saturday’s game in a limited role after a scary injury against Georgia. King was diagnosed with a knee sprain and should be back at practice Thursday, Phillips said.King suffered the knee injury when he hauled in an acrobatic 22-yard touchdown pass from Mike Hartline in the second half. The sophomore wide out finished with two touchdowns and 88 yards on three receptions. Phillips said King could be a big-play, No. 1 receiver type down the road.”La’Rod is playing really good for us and we need him to get healthy,” Phillips said. “We need him to be that third option for us.”Junior wide receiver Matt Roark has been suspended for the Mississippi State game for a violation of team rules. Freshman wide out Brian Adams is expected to see an increased role with King’s availability in question and Roark ruled out.”We expect him to go out and make plays,” Phillips said. “He’s been playing a little bit more each week with Matt being out. We’ll have to give him a bigger role on special teams also with Matt being out.”