Abdullah, Cook Named Team Captains: Senior strong safety Muhammad Abdullah and senior wide receiver Tommy Cook have been elected permanent team captains for the 2005 season, Coach Rich Brooks has announced.
The captains were selected by a vote of team members. A team can have a maximum of four captains each game. Abdullah and Cook will be joined each week by two additional game captains who will be selected by the Wildcat coaching staff.
UK Preview Coming Soon on Big Blue Sports Network: A preseason special on Kentucky football will be televised on the Big Blue Sports Network. Here is the schedule:
Bowling Green WBKO Sat. Aug. 27, 5:00 p.m. CT Evansville, Ind. WTVW Sun. Aug. 28, 10:30 a.m. CT Hazard WYMT Tue. Aug. 30, 8:00 p.m. ET Hopkinsville WKAG Fri. Sept. 2, 7:00 p.m. CT and Sun. Sept. 4, noon CT Huntington, W. Va. WSAZ Sat. Sept. 3, 1:30 p.m. ET Lexington WKYT Tue. Aug. 30, 8:30 p.m. ET Lexington UPN Sat. Sept. 3, 8:30 p.m. ET Louisville WAVE Sun. Sept. 4, 12:30 p.m. ET Paducah WDKA Sun. Aug. 28, 10:30 a.m. CT
Jefferson-Pilot SEC Preview Airing Saturday and Sunday: The annual ?2005 SEC Football Preview,? compiled and distributed by Jefferson-Pilot Sports, will air around the South this week. Here are the times and dates for stations serving Kentucky markets:
Bowling Green WBKO Sat. Aug. 27, 1:00 p.m. CT Cape Girardeau, Mo. KFVS Sat. Aug. 27, 11:00 a.m. CT Cincinnati, Ohio WSTR Sun. Aug. 28, noon ET Evansville, Ind. WTVW Sun. Aug. 28, 5:00 p.m. CT Hazard WYMT Sat. Aug. 27, noon ET Lexington WKYT Sat. Aug. 27, noon ET Louisville WAVE Sat. Aug. 27, 1:30 p.m. ET Nashville, Tenn. WUXP Sat. Aug. 27, 5:00 p.m. CT Paducah WQWQ Sat. Aug. 27, 2:00 p.m. CT
Wildcats Featured on Fox Sports Net South: A 30-minute preseason special on the Kentucky football team will be showed on FSN South cable channel on Sun. Aug. 28 at 3:00 p.m.