Four Wildcats have earned nomination for the prestigious Academic All-America team that is sponsored by ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America.
In order to be nominted for Academic All-America, a player must be a sophomore or higher in academic and athletic standing; have a career grade-point average of 3.2 or higher; and be a starter or key reserve.
The four Wildcats earning nomination this year are:
Hayden Lane, OG/OT: Lane graduated in three years with a 3.95 GPA and a double major in Anthropology and Classics; he is currently in his second year in his master?s in History with a 3.86 GPA.
Tim Masthay, P, has a 3.60 GPA with a major in Economics.
Lamar Mills, DT: graduated in three years with a 3.21 GPA and a degree in Marketing; currently in his second year of master?s study with a 3.27 GPA in UK?s Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce.
Jacob Tamme, TE: graduated in three years with a 3.82 GPA and a degree in Integrated Strategic Communications; he is in his first semester working on a master?s degree in Business Administration.
Kentucky led the nation last season with three players making the Academic All-America team ? Lane, kicker Taylor Begley, and cornerback Antoine Huffman.
Homecoming Events: A number of events are being held on the University of Kentucky campus this week to celebrate Homecoming.
Highlighting the activities are three events that are free and open to the public:
Bonfire, pep rally, and concert, Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the E. S. Goodbarn Field between Commonwealth Stadium and Nicholasville Road Actress Ashley Judd as guest speaker for the College of Arts and Science Blazer Lecture, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Singletary Center for the Arts on Euclid Avenue Homecoming Parade, Friday at 7 p.m., following a route that will go from Commonwealth Stadium to Memorial Coliseum
Of course, the week?s events are capped by the Homecoming game on Saturday at 1 p.m. vs. Georgia. Winners of various student competitions will be announced at halftime, along with the Homecoming King and Queen.
Game tickets are available at a cost of $29 (sideline) and $22 (end zone) and may be purchased Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum Ticket Office; over the phone by calling 800-928-CATS; on the Internet at www.ukathletics.com; or on game day beginning at 11 a.m. at the Commonwealth Stadium Ticket Office.
Saturday is National College Football Day: Nearly 100 spectators gathered around a field in New Brunswick, N. J., on Nov. 6, 1869, to witness a game unlike anything seen before. The competition between Rutgers and Princeton was ?replete with surprise, strategy, prodigies of determination and physical prowess,? to use the words of one player.
On that day, the Scarlet Knights defeated Princeton, 6-4, but more importantly, left a lasting legacy that would evolve into the great spectacle of intercollegiate football. To honor the birth of an American institution, the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic founded a holiday to be recognized on the first Saturday of November.
The third-annual National College Football Day is Saturday, Nov. 4. For more information visit website .
