With full contact having begun this week for the University of Kentucky football team, the Wildcats have sustained some injuries, Coach Rich Brooks announced after Friday?s practice at the Nutter Training Center.
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Terrence Jones has a torn anterior cruciate knee ligament and will undergo surgery. He will be out for the season. Freshman defensive end Charles Mustafaa will have surgery to repair knee cartilage and will be out indefinitely. Junior Braxton Kelley, a two-year starter at middle linebacker, has a high-ankle sprain and is out ?10 days to two weeks at best,? according to Brooks. Junior Garry Williams, a returning starter at left offensive tackle, has a sprained wrist and is expected to be out at least 3-4 days. Junior offensive tackle James Alexander has had some lower back pain, but it does not appear to be a major injury at this time.
Asked how the reserves have done at Kelley?s spot at middle linebacker, Brooks said that, ?Micah Johnson has looked the best he has since he?s been here. He?s making his reads quicker and attacking the line of scrimmage. Mikhail Mabry also has done some good things.?
Kentucky returns to the practice field on Saturday with a workout that will include a scrimmage.
Single-Game Tickets for all Games Available Saturday: Single-game tickets for all UK home football games will go on sale Sat. Aug. 11 at 10 a.m.
The tickets will be available online at www.ukathletics.com, , and TicketMaster outlets statewide. (For a list of TIcketMaster outlets, go to the website.)
The UK Ticket Office will accept phone and walk-up orders starting Mon. Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. The UK ticket office is located in the Joe Craft Center on Lexington Ave. and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets for home games vs. Eastern Kentucky, Kent State, Florida Atlantic, LSU, Florida, Mississippi State, and Tennessee cost $30 each. A limited number of tickets are available for the Louisville game at a cost of $70 each and there is a limit of two per order.
Kentucky Football on FSN South, SportSouth: A 30-minute show on the Kentucky football team will be aired on FSN South and SportSouth. Shot on location at UK, the show provides an in-depth review of the 2006 season, a look ahead to the 2007 schedule, and exclusive interviews with Coach Rich Brooks and select key players. The show host is Natalie Taylor and also features commentary from veteran SEC analysts Tony Barnhart and Dave Neal.
Here is the schedule, all times Eastern Daylight:
Thurs. Aug. 16 – 7:30 p.m. – FSN South
Fri. Aug. 17 – 10:30 a.m. – SportSouth
Mon. Aug. 20 – 1 p.m. – FSN South
Thurs. Aug. 23 – 7 p.m. – FSN South
Burton, Woodson Featured on ?Aaron?s Football Saturdays in the South?: Senior wide receiver Keenan Burton and senior quarterback Andre? Woodson will be featured in an upcoming episode of ?Aaron?s Football Saturdays in the South.? The show is produced by Lincoln Financial Sports and syndicated around the South.
The show will air in the following stations that serve Kentucky markets. For a full list of stations, go to . Viewers should check their local listings to confirm airtimes.
Bowling Green, Ky. – WBKO – Sun. Aug. 19, 1 p.m. CDT
Charleston, W.Va. – WSAZ – Sun. Aug. 19, 12:30 p.m. EDT
Evansville, Ind. – WTVW – Sun. Aug. 19, 5 p.m. CDT
Hazard, Ky. – WYMT – Sat. Aug. 18, noon EDT
Lexington, Ky. – WKYT – Sat. Aug. 18, noon EDT
Louisville, Ky. – WAVE – Sun. Aug. 12, 1:30 p.m. EDT
Nashville, Tenn. – WUXP – Sat. Aug. 18, 5 p.m. CDT
Paducah, Ky. – WPSD – Sun. Aug. 19, noon CDT
