2012 College Football Preview
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2012 College Football Preview
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FOOTBALL
John Clay: Drumbeats of doom getting louder around UK football
Kentucky football fans have apparently had their Howard Beale moment, shouting as did Peter Finch in the 1976 Oscar-winning movie Network , "We're mad as hell and we're not going to (buy tickets) anymore."
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UK football season preview: What to expect from the Cats
There is no buzz going into the season, or if there is buzz, it's being drowned out by the fans who are unhappy with the Cats' 11-14 record under Coach Joker Phillips.
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2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
UK football: Offensive and defensive depth charts, unit reviews
Kentucky finished last in the Southeastern Conference and 118th (out of 120) in the nation in total offense, managing just 260 yards per game. Kentucky finished 10th in the Southeastern Conference and 58th in the nation in total defense, allowing 377 yards a game.
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Five UK football players you know; five players you will know
Maxwell Smith: After a flat debut early (think two interceptions in four passes against South Carolina), the QB showed near the end of the season that he could be a leader and inject some life into a listless offense. With the entire playbook and some potential playmaking receivers available to the...
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UK game by game: Schedule unforgiving with Phillips on hot seat
Herald-Leader sports columnist Mark Story breaks down Kentucky's 2012 football season one game at a time.
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SEC preview: Power shift taking place in football's toughest league
Herald-Leader sports columnist Mark Story predicts how the Southeastern Conference football race will unfold in 2012 and sizes up which teams will play in what bowl games.
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LOUISVILLE CARDINALS
Louisville preview: Character, ability to lead set QB Teddy Bridgewater apart
Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater threw for 2,129 yards and 14 touchdowns as a true freshman last season. The Big East named him its Rookie of the Year.
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2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
EKU preview: QB Pryor has big plans for Colonels
Eastern Kentucky hasn't won the Ohio Valley Conference outright since 2008. It's been nearly 20 years since the Colonels have won a playoff game. That's where Pryor has his sights set going into his senior season.
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2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Mark Story: Ex-UK tailback Matt Denham finds comfort, stardom at EKU
A season ago, Matt Denham, a former John Hardin High School star and University of Kentucky walk-on, turned in one of the more improbable success stories in Kentucky college football.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Eastern Kentucky picked to win OVC football championship
Eastern Kentucky's football team was named the Ohio Valley Conference's pre-season favorite for the 12th time in the past 25 years.
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2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
WKU preview: Tight end Doyle 'the heart' of Toppers offense
Tight end Jack Doyle's 52 catches last season were almost four times as many as any other Western Kentucky University receiver. The Hilltoppers expect more of the same this season.
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2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
John Clay's pre-season top 25 college football teams
No. 1 Alabama. With a near-pathological drive to win championships, Coach Nick Saban has assembled such a stockpile of usable talent that it would be foolish to say the Crimson Tide couldn't win back-to-back titles.
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Top games on TV this season
Sept. 1 — Michigan vs. Alabama (8 p.m./ABC-36): Alabama is not just the defending national champ but the No. 1 pick again in plenty of pre-season rankings, including Sports Illustrated's picks. Michigan is the favorite to win the Big Ten. Quite a season kickoff at Cowboys Stadium...
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2012 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Kentuckians at schools outside the state
Former Kentucky high school players or Kentucky natives on Football Bowl Subdivision schools' rosters outside of Kentucky:




