Nov. 20, 2002
Pinner a Semifinalist for Doak Walker Award: Kentucky’s Artose Pinner has barreled his way to the semifinalist list for the Doak Walker Award for the nation’s top running back.
Pinner leads the Southeastern Conference in rushing with 1,363 yards, the second-highest single-season total in school history, and has 13 rushing touchdowns. He also has caught 36 passes for 264 yards and two TDs. He has totaled 1,627 yards from the line of scrimmage this season, ranking fourth among the nation’s running backs in that category.
Pinner has topped the 100-yard mark a school-record eight times this season and is coming off a career-high 224 yards against Vanderbilt. He has scored four touchdowns in a game twice this season, tying the school record for TDs in a game. In the Vanderbilt game, he became the fifth Wildcat to top 2,000 rushing yards in a career and he has 2,054 yards while wearing the Blue and White.
Additional semifinalists for the Walker Award include Chris Brown of Colorado, Avon Cobourne of West Virginia, Quentin Griffin of Oklahoma, Larry Johnson of Penn State, Willis McGahee of Miami (Fla.), Cecil Sapp of Colorado State, and Michael Turner of Northern Illinois.
Three finalists will be named on December 2. The winner will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 12, during ESPN’s Home Depot College Football Awards Show in Orlando, Fla.
Pinner is one of three Wildcats who are semifinalists for national position awards. Additional semifinalists include punter Glenn Pakulak for the Ray Guy Award and Jared Lorenzen for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.
UK Football Superfan Jim Brown Featured in Sports Illustrated: Kentucky football superfan Jim Brown is featured in the Nov. 25, 2002 edition of Sports Illustrated. His section is called “Faces in the Game” in the “Inside College Football” section of the magazine. The magazine’s cover story is the college basketball preview, including a preseason ranking of No. 16 for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Brown has seen every Kentucky home football game since 1938, with the exception of 1944 (a legitimate excuse – serving his country in World War II). That’s a streak of 368 consecutive home games.
The 83-year-old Brown also has a current 36-year perfect attendance record at the Lexington Rotary Club and is a pillar of his church, an elder emeritus at Crestwood Christian Church. Asked about his consistency, Brown replied in what must be the understatement of the year.
“I’ve always had a tendency to be loyal,” he said.
Tennessee Tickets Could be Available Next Week: At this time the Tennessee game is a sellout. However, the Tennessee students will have their ticket pickup next week. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, there is a possibility that the students will not claim their full allotment. If there are any tickets available, they will go on sale at www.utsports.com beginning Wednesday or Thursday of next week.
Kentucky Football Calendar
Wed.-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 practice
Sun. Nov. 24 – Normal Sunday of meetings and weightlifting
Mon. Nov. 25 – No practice, news conference at 11:30 a.m. at Wildcat Den
Tue.-Wed. Nov. 26-27 – Practice at approx. 2:30
Thu. Nov. 28 – Practice at 9 a.m.
Fri. Nov. 29 – Travel to Knoxville
Sat. Nov. 30 – Kentucky at Tennessee, 12:30 p.m., live regional television by Jefferson-Pilot Sports
