After taking a day off for the first day of school on Wednesdary, Joker Phillips and the Kentucky Wildcats were back on the field for practice just one week before the season kicks off next Thursday against Western Kentucky. With the unusual Thursday game, Phillips said that the team is trying to get into a routine similar to one they would have before a Saturday game. He compared today to a Sunday, which he called a “recovery day”. That will be followed by a pair of mid-week type practices to prepare for Thursday.Phillips also announced today that 2011 wide receiver Nile Daniel did not qualify to play this season, but that it did “come down to the wire”. The UK head coach talked about the uphill battle that Daniel had in attempting to become eligible since he had just six semesters to do so as opposed to the eight semesters of a typical high school student.”Nile was only a six semester guy,” Phillips said. “He only went to high school for six semesters so that was pretty difficult. He was trying to speed up the process and get out in six semesters whereas everyone else had eight.”Phillips did not announce any future plans for Daniel.Phillips also talked about who will hold for field goals in place of Randall Cobb, whether he is concerned about the team’s focus with classes starting.

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