We are just six days away from opening the 2010 Kentucky football season at Louisville. On the final Sunday before the opener, the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Courier-Journal have rolled out their season-preview coverage. Check out the links below to the stories:

Lexington Herald-Leader– Chip Cosby, in the HL’s centerpiece, writes that Joker Phillips wants to take the Cats to the next level– Cosby has five players you know; five players you will know– The HL has the Big Blue buildup, a primer for the upcoming season– Columnist Mark Story predicts a 7-5 record for the Cats this year with a win over Tennessee– Fellow columnist John Clay provides his preseason top 25Courier-Journal– CJ columnist Eric Crawford writes that hiring of football coaches at Kentucky, Louisville and Western Kentucky makes a statement beyond football– Brett Dawson on Phillips being able to crack wise and crack down– Dawson writes that the next step up for the Wildcats is a big hurdle– The CJ takes a closer look at the Southeastern Conference with a predicted order of finish – The CJ also scouts the WildcatsBonus stories- Darrell Bird from The Cats’ Pause talks to wide receiver Randall Cobb, who says QB-WR trust will improve the pass game– Bird writes that the UK defense is battling inexperience, injuries– Larry Vaught writes that Cobb is sold on UK offense, Mike Hartline