The Liberty Bowl has emerged as the probable destination for the Kentucky football team this bowl season. Bowl bids don't officially go out until Sunday, but the Wildcats are down to two options: the Liberty and the Music City. If UK and Liberty Bowl officials have their way, the Cats will be headed to Memphis for a game on Jan. 2.
Let's apply some market analysis to the just-concluded Kentucky football season with a game of Buy, Sell or Hold.
What is the visionary literary work in which George Orwell predicts that big brother (Tennessee) would dominate little brother (Kentucky) for 24 years?
| UK'S KNOWN FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS | |
| Player, position | High school |
|---|---|
| Brian Adams, ATH | Cumming, Ga. |
| Jordan Aumiller, TE | Boyle County |
| Justin Bean, WR | Tupelo, Miss. |
| Mister Cobble, DT | Louisville, Ky. |
| Jerrell Greene, RB | Paul Dunbar |
| Qua Huzzie, LB | LaGrange, Ga. |
| Tristian Johnson, DE | LaGrange, Ga. |
| Anthony Kendrick, TE/WR | Katy, Texas |
| LaRod King, WR | North Hardin |
| Kevin Mitchell, OL | Douglasville, Ga. |
| Ryan Mossakowski, QB | Frisco, Texas |
| Morgan Newton, QB | Carmel, Ind. |
| Donte Rumph, DE | St. Matthews, S.C. |
| Samuel Simpson, OL | Lexington, Ky. |
| David Sims, RB | St. Matthews, S.C. |
| Jarvis Walker, LB | Metairie, La. |
| Myron Walker, DT | Metairie, La. |
| Larry Warford, OL | Madison Central |
| Ridge Wilson, LB | Louisville Central |
| » See map of where commitments are from | |
| A LOOK BACK:
2008 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASS |
|
| Click on athlete's name for player's profile | |
| Player, position | High school |
|---|---|
| Eric Adeymi, WR | Miami (Fla.) Southridge |
| Aaron Boyd, WR | Henry Clay |
| Chandler Burden, OL | Oxford (Ohio) La Salle |
| Randall Cobb, ATH | Alcoa (Tenn.) |
| E.J. Fields, ATH | Frankfort |
| Winston Guy, DB | Lexington Catholic |
| Osaze Idumwonyi, OL | Cedar Hill (Texas) |
| William Johnson, ATH | Nashville (Tenn.) Pearl-Cohn |
| Deaunte Mason, ATH | Nashville (Tenn.) Pearl-Cohn |
| Gene McCaskill, WR | Chester (S.C.) |
| Cartier Rice, DB | Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes |
| Matt Roark, ATH | Acworth (Ga.) North Cobb |
| Donte Rumph, DE | St. Matthews (S.C.) Calhoun Co. |
| Matthew Smith, OL | St. Xavier |
| Sean Stackhouse, TE | Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin |
| Danny Trevathan, LB | Leesburg (Fla.) |
| Collins Ukwu, DE | La Vergne (Tenn.) |
| Dave Ulinski, OL | Manual |
| Trevino Woods, OL | Athens (Ga.) Clarke Central |
| Taylor Wyndham, LB | Swansea, S.C. |
| VIDEO: A PEEK AT PROSPECTS |
UK FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW
Stop for a moment, close your eyes and tell yourself to think positive thoughts about the recent history of University of Kentucky football. Visions of Tim Couch will probably pop up, followed by some of Jared Lorenzen and Andre Woodson. Sprinkle in some Craig Yeast, Jacob Tamme, Keenan Burton and Rafael Little, and then open your eyes.
| SCOUTING THE CATS:
A CLOSER LOOK POSITION-BY-POSITION |
| » Defensive line | » Linebackers |
| » Secondary | » Special teams |
| » Offensive line | » Running backs |
| » Receivers | » Quarterbacks |
| 2008 UK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||||
| (Click on opponent to scout; click on result for game coverage) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 | at Louisville | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN | W, 27-2 |
| Sept. 6 | NORFOLK STATE | 6 p.m. | PPV/taped | W, 38-3 |
| Sept. 13 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 p.m. | PPV/taped | W, 20-14 |
| Sept. 27 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | 7 p.m. | WKYT-27 | W, 41-3 |
| Oct. 4 | at Alabama | 3:30 p.m. | CBS-27 | L, 14-17 |
| Oct. 11 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 12:30 p.m. | WKYT-27 | L, 17-24 |
| Oct. 18 | ARKANSAS | 7 p.m. | ESPNU | W, 21-20 |
| Oct. 25 | at Florida | 12:30 p.m. | WKYT-27 | L, 5-63 |
| Nov. 1 | at Mississippi State | 2:30 p.m. | PPV | W, 14-13 |
| Nov. 8 | GEORGIA | 12:30 p.m. | WKYT-27 | L, 38-42 |
| Nov. 15 | VANDERBILT | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 | L, 24-31 |
| Nov. 29 | at Tennessee | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN2 | L, 10-28 |
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