Nov. 18, 2002

Lorenzen a Semifinalist for O’Brien Award: Kentucky junior quarterback Jared Lorenzen is one of 14 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback.

Lorenzen has led the Wildcats to a 7-4 record, only the fifth time since 1954 that the Wildcats have won seven or more games. He has completed 174 of 304 passes, 57.2 percent, for 2,208 yards and 24 touchdowns against only five interceptions. His quarterback rating of 141.0 rating points is second in the Southeastern Conference and 18th nationally. He has broken Tim Couch’s UK career record for total offense. He had a streak of 152 consecutive passes without interception, another school record and the eighth-longest string in SEC history.

This is Lorenzen’s second year to be a semifinalist. He also was a semifinalist in the 2000 season, when he broke six NCAA records for total offense and passing yardage as a freshman.

The Davey O’Brien Foundation will narrow the field to three finalists on Dec. 2. The winner will be announced at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 12 in Orlando, Fla.

Lorenzen is the second Wildcat who is a semifinalist for a national award. Glenn Pakulak also is on the semifinalist list for the Ray Guy Award for the nation’s top punter.

Food Drive Basketball Winners Announced: Prior to the LSU game, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee collected canned food and cash donations to be given to God’s Pantry. Anyone who donated at least two cans or $2 got their name entered in a drawing for one of 500 pairs of tickets to an upcoming men’s basketball game.

The winners can be found by Clicking Here.

Kentucky Football Calendar

Mon.-Tue. Nov. 18-19          No practiceWed.-Fri. Nov. 20-22          Practice at approx. 2:30; first 45 minutes with veterans; after that, younger players and redshirts will scrimmage for approx. 20-25 minutes.Sat. Nov. 23                  No practiceSun. Nov. 24                  Normal Sunday of meetings and weightliftingMon. Nov. 25                  No practice, news conference at 11:30 a.m. at Wildcat Den