With preseason camp over and classes having resumed, the Kentucky football team has turned full attention to the season opening game vs. Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 1.
The Wildcats had a two-hour practice Saturday morning, capped by a 30-minute situational scrimmage. They now begin the game-week schedule, with film study and a light workout on Sunday, the mandatory day off on Monday, and practice on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday leading up to the lidlifter.
?Execution, focus, and doing game-week preparation,? Brooks said of his current expectations for the squad. ?I thought the contact was good today, the focus was pretty good, and there weren?t as many mistakes as there has been.
?We scrimmaged against some of Eastern?s stuff (today). We?ve been working on Eastern for the last three or four days, a period here and a period there, and now it will all be Eastern.?
Brooks noted that two players recovering from injury, linebacker Braxton Kelley and defensive tackle Ventrell Jenkins, are gradually increasing their levels of participation and might begin contact work during the coming week.
Brooks also had words of praise for senior offensive guard Jason Leger, the quiet strongman from Brodhead, Ky. The 6-1, 287-pound Leger was a defensive tackle during his first two and one-half years at Kentucky before switching to the offensive line midway in the 2006 season. Leger, who says he developed his natural strength while doing chores on his family farm, is slated to start at right guard.
?He?s a tough guy,? Brooks said of Leger. ?He plays with great pad level. Smart guy, knows his assignments, and brings a real defensive attitude to the offensive line. He?s not the biggest guy, but he plays big.?
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 .
