Temperatures dipped into the 30s for the first time this season for a Kentucky practice on Wednesday, but the Wildcats remained focused on the task at hand.UK’s work in preparing for a trip to rival Tennessee continues.”We had a good Wednesday practice,” defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot said. “Guys were flying around and staying warm, for the most part, so that’s a good thing, and were into it. We’re harping on fundamentals, and for the most part we were able to do that today.”The Cats, particularly on defense, are opting to focus on fundamentals rather than wallow after a loss to Georgia last weekend. “Everybody was disappointed and frustrated from the loss,” Eliot said. “But you got no other options in this league. You got to get on to next week, so that was our approach.”As difficult as that seems, that’s been no issue for UK. Bud Dupree remains confident the Cats won’t let one loss pave the way for another.”The one thing I’ve seen about our team this whole year, even though we had bad games, Monday, the next Monday practice doesn’t really show it,” Dupree said. “We bounce back real quick and move on to the next (opponent) and we just gotta make sure we go out and play four quarters Saturday.”More than anything, playing four quarters means winning the individual battles that have too often gone against UK in recent weeks. Eliot says that’s mostly to blame for Kentucky’s struggles both defending the run and in forcing turnovers of late.UK figures to stand a better chance of winning one-on-ones if standouts Za’Darius Smith (ankle) and Blake McClain (shoulder) are available on Saturday. In a bit of good news, both the defensive end and nickelback practiced on Wednesday.

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