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Preseason Team Capsules; University of Kentucky
Overview
It took some time but Kentucky finally seems to be getting on the right track after going 8-5 for the second consecutive season under head coach Rich Brooks. The team began the season winning 5 straight before losing to South Carolina in a game that really wasn't even close. Looking down the barrel of a gun the Cats then had to face the top-ranked team in the country in LSU. Playing in Lexington the Cats were able to defeat the Bayou Bengals in a 43-37 thriller. Kentucky star quarterback Andre Woodson led the way with a very business-like 250 yards passing, 3 touchdowns and a couple of interceptions.
The win over LSU was the launching pad for Kentucky's rise to mediocrity in 2007. What could have potentially been the game to make UK's season really only ended up staving off disaster as the team lost four of their final 7 contests. While the Cats looked very pedestrian in the second half of the season it is fair to note that the losses came to Florida, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi State. The State game was probably the only one in which Kentucky was a clear favorite, though the Tennessee game could have gone either way.
Now Brooks and staff must deal with life after Andre Woodson who was drafted in the 6th round by the New York Giants. Also gone is the team's leading rusher in Rafael Little, and top receiver Keenan Burton.
So what does this mean for the Kentucky Wildcats? Rebuilding mode of course.
Read the rest HERE
Overview
It took some time but Kentucky finally seems to be getting on the right track after going 8-5 for the second consecutive season under head coach Rich Brooks. The team began the season winning 5 straight before losing to South Carolina in a game that really wasn't even close. Looking down the barrel of a gun the Cats then had to face the top-ranked team in the country in LSU. Playing in Lexington the Cats were able to defeat the Bayou Bengals in a 43-37 thriller. Kentucky star quarterback Andre Woodson led the way with a very business-like 250 yards passing, 3 touchdowns and a couple of interceptions.
The win over LSU was the launching pad for Kentucky's rise to mediocrity in 2007. What could have potentially been the game to make UK's season really only ended up staving off disaster as the team lost four of their final 7 contests. While the Cats looked very pedestrian in the second half of the season it is fair to note that the losses came to Florida, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi State. The State game was probably the only one in which Kentucky was a clear favorite, though the Tennessee game could have gone either way.
Now Brooks and staff must deal with life after Andre Woodson who was drafted in the 6th round by the New York Giants. Also gone is the team's leading rusher in Rafael Little, and top receiver Keenan Burton.
So what does this mean for the Kentucky Wildcats? Rebuilding mode of course.
Read the rest HERE
