The Kentucky Wildcat football players officially reported for the 2005 season on Friday at the Nutter Training Facility.

The players moved into dormitories, were fitted for equipment, underwent physicals, and had other orientation activities. On Saturday, the team will have media day in the morning and the first practice in the afternoon.

The Wildcats received some great news when the NCAA granted an eligibility waiver for freshman offensive lineman Garry Williams, enabling him to enroll at Kentucky and join the team. Williams had signed in 2004 but was not eligible last season. During the last year he continued to take the stan-dardized tests and became very close to gaining eligibility. The NCAA granted a waiver on the basis of extenuating circumstances. During his first two years of high school, Williams spent a lot of time caring for his ill mother, which notably hampered his grades. He made significant improvement during his junior and senior years, and the exemption was granted on the basis of his hardship the first two years.

Williams was a first-team all-state choice as a senior at Seneca High School in Louisville, Ky, and was an All-South Region selection by PrepStar magazine. He played impressively for the victorious Kentucky team in the 2004 Kentucky-Tennessee High School All-Star Game.

Louisiana-Monroe Added to 2006 Schedule: The University of Louisiana at Monroe (formerly known as Northeast Louisiana) has been added to the Kentucky football schedule on Nov. 18, 2006, at Commonwealth Stadium. This will be the third meeting between the schools. In 1994, Northeast Louisiana defeated Kentucky 21-14. In 1997, UK beat Northeast Louisiana 49-14.

There is one more game to add to the 12-game 2006 slate. Currently, Kentucky has seven home games and four away games on the schedule, which is listed .