Senior wide receiver Keenan Burton and senior strong safety Roger Williams will be the game captains for the season opener vs. Eastern Kentucky, Coach Rich Brooks has announced.
Game captains are normally selected on the basis of performance in the previous game, or in this case, for the previous season, off-season, and preseason activities. Burton and Williams will join permanent captains Andre? Woodson and Wesley Woodyard for the pregame coin toss.
Brooks also announced that linebacker Braxton Kelley did more extensive running during Friday?s practice, and unless his high-ankle sprain reacts negatively, will begin individual drills during Saturday?s practice. Defensive tackle Ventrell Jenkins, who is recovering from an injured shoulder, began individual drills but did not have any contact.
UK Football Preview on Big Blue Sports Network: The ?Kentucky Football 2007,? a 30-minute season preview, will be shown on the Big Blue Sports Network during the coming week.
The show will air on the following stations. All times are local.
Bowling Green, Ky. – WBKO – Sun. Aug. 26, 11:05 p.m.
Evansville, Ind. – WTVW – Sun. Aug. 26, 10 p.m.
Hazard, Ky. – WYMT – Sat. Aug. 25, 9 p.m.
Huntington, W. Va. – WSAZ – Sat. Aug. 25, 2 p.m.
Lexington, Ky. – WKYT – Sat. Aug. 25, 8:30 p.m.
Paducah, Ky. – WDKA – Fri. Aug. 31, 6:30 a.m.
Fox Sports South – cable – Mon. Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m.
SEC Preview Show on Lincoln Financial Sports: The ?2007 Southeastern Conference Football Preview,? a one-hour show featuring all 12 SEC teams, has been produced by Lincoln Financial Sports and syndicated around the South.
The show will air in the following stations that reach Kentucky markets. For a complete list of stations, go to . Viewers should check their local listings to confirm airtimes.
Bowling Green, Ky. – WBKO – Sun. Aug. 26, 1 p.m. CDT
Charleston, W.Va. – WSAZ – Sat. Aug. 25, 1 p.m. EDT
Cincinnati, Ohio – WSTR – Sun. Aug. 26, 4 p.m. EDT
Evansville, Ind. – WTVW – Sun. Aug. 26, 5 p.m. CDT
Lexington, Ky. – WKYT – Sat. Aug. 25, noon EDT
Louisville, Ky. – WAVE – Sat. Aug. 25, 1:30 p.m. EDT
Nashville, Tenn. – WUXP – Sat. Aug. 25, 5 p.m. CDT
Paducah, Ky. – WPSD – Sat. Aug. 25, noon CDT
Ticket Office to Have Extended Hours on Aug. 27-31: The UK Athletics Ticket Office, located in the Joe Craft Center, will have extended hours from Aug. 27-31. The ticket office will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. that week.
A limited number of season tickets are still available at a cost of $248 (sideline seats) and $199 (end zone seats).
Tickets also can be purchased on-line at www.ukathletics.com, , and TicketMaster outlets statewide. Additional ticket and game-day information is available .
