Burton, Bankhead are Probable for Mississippi State Game: Wide receiver Keenan Burton, recovering from a broken foot, and running back Terrell Bankhead, on the mend after wrist surgery, are expected to be available for the Mississippi State game, Coach Rich Brooks announced following Wednesday morning?s practice at the Nutter Training Facility.

Brooks said that Burton (Louisville, Ky.) and Bankhead (San Diego, Calif.) went through all of Wednesday?s practice and, barring any setbacks, should be available to play against the Bulldogs on Saturday.

Burton played against Louisville and Idaho State before sustaining his injury against the Bengals. In those two games, he caught six passes for 144 yards, an average of 24 yards per reception, with one touchdown. He also averaged 36.6 yards on kickoff returns and returned one punt for 30 yards. Bankhead has been contributing on special teams.

Huffman a Quarterfinalist for Lott Trophy: Senior cornerback Antoine Huffman has been named a quarterfinalist for the Ronnie Lott IMPACT Trophy.

The Lott Trophy, now in its second year of existence, is the first collegiate sports award based on both on-the-field and off-the-field performance. The trophy is given to the college football IMPACT (integrity, maturity, performance, academics, character, tenacity) Player of the Year. It is given by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, located in Newport Beach, Calif.

A starting cornerback, Huffman (Jonesboro, Ga.) has made 20 tackles this season and leads the team in pass breakups with three. He has totaled 23 breakups as a Wildcat, just two away from the UK career record. His accomplishments off the field ? to name only a few ? include graduating with honors with a degree in telecommunications; working on his master?s degree in mass communications; being named to the National Good Works Team by the American Football Coaches Association; serving as President of the UK Student-Athlete Advisory Committee; and serving as the student-athlete representative on the UK Athletics Board of Directors, the governing body for Wildcat sports.

There are 15 quarterfinalists for the Lott Trophy. Semifinalists will be announced in November and the winner named on Dec. 11. In addition to the Lott Trophy, Huffman is a candidate for four other national honors ?

a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award

a nominee for the National Sportsmanship Award, sponsored by the Awards and Recognition Assn.

a nominee for Academic All-America, sponsored by ESPN The Magazine

a nominee for the Wuerffel Trophy for academics, athletics, and community service

Homecoming Activities: Homecoming Week, Oct. 24-29, has these events remaining:

Thursday, Oct. 27:

Banner competition judging, William T. Young Library

Friday, Oct. 28:

Homecoming Parade, 7:30 p.m. start, from Commonwealth Stadium to Memorial Coliseum
Pep Rally, following parade, Memorial Coliseum

Saturday, Oct. 29:

Homecoming Game: UK v. Mississippi State, 7 p.m.
Announcement of Royalty (King and Queen) and Wildcat Cup winners at halftime; former UK media relations assistant and 2004 homecoming queen Jill Holloway will relinquish her crown

A. Brown, Moss, Clayton are Scouts of the Week: Tailback Antoine Brown, defensive end Austin Moss, and linebacker Terry Clayton have been named Scout Team Players of the Week, Coach Rich Brooks has announced.

Brown (offense), Moss (defense), and Clayton (special teams) were chosen for their work on the scout teams in helping Kentucky prepare for its game at Ole Miss. This is the second time this season that Moss has been selected as a scout team player of the week.