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Never has the hype for a Louisville-Kentucky showdown reached the level it has this week as both teams enter the Governor's Cup game 2-0 and looking for a statement victory. The Cardinals have owned UK the last eight seasons but Rafael . Catspause The trash talk is fun, the abundance of analysis interesting, but it's kind of like all of that saturation coverage of every possible angle in the Kentucky Derby at the end of the day, racing luck sometimes places as big a role as . Coach's Corner is a weekly CatsPause.com feature with Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips. In this edition, he discusses the Wildcats' performance last week in a 56-20 win over Kent State and his unit's preparation for the . Catspause Message Board Roger Williams has been waiting for a moment like this. Jacob Tamme and André Woodson too. Through all the thin they've waited for a place in time where they could experience the thick. Saturday night promises to be the opportunity . This is a very important weekend on the basketball recruiting front for the Tar Heels. Two five-star prospects are making their way to Chapel Hill. Midwesterners Iman Shumpert and Tyler Zeller will be on campus for their official visits . Catspause Com So you grow five inches in one year, have a monster showing on the summer camp scene and wind up hearing form just about every major college program in the country seeking your services. Sounds normal, right? . Coach's Corner is a weekly CatsPause.com feature with Kentucky defensive coordinator Steve Brown. In this edition, he discusses the Wildcats' performance last week against Kent State and his unit's preparation for the Governor's Cup . Catspause The Paddock Mitch Barnhart and Rich Brooks know the questions are coming. Having been publicly ripped for the better part of a year over their decision to move the football game against Louisville from the first to the third week of this season . . 2008 are headed west this weekend for their first official visit, and it may not be the last time one of them heads off in that direction. Read more about the latest on Bowling Green tight end Ryan Wallace in this CatsPause.com update. Cats Pause Rivals It seems like ages ago when Chris Todd quarterbacked a pass-happy Elizabethtown team to the Kentucky Class 2A championship game. In reality, it was just December of 2003. The road from there has had many twists and turns for Todd, . Brian Brohm and André Woodson have been battling since high school, but never before has one of their meetings drawn such attention. The two QBs have become the main angle of coverage leading up to the Louisville-Kentucky game, . Catspause The pickings at quarterback are beginning to get slim. Few prospects at the position allow the recruiting process to get into their senior seasons for numerous reasons. Still, there are a few left led by the nation's top player, . Going into his sophomore year, safety Terrance Parks was one of the most talked-about underclassmen in the state of Georgia. Two years and two knee injuries later, Parks is back on the field making noise. Get the latest on the Florida . Catspause Message Board Last Friday brought several top prospects together on the same field as Lexington (Ky.) Henry Clay played host to Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle in a Southeast versus Midwest matchup. The game featured UK commitment Chandler Burden, . One of Kentucky's prime linebacker targets in the Class of 2008 plans to take his first official visit this weekend. Read more about three-star prospect DeAndre Jones from Memphis (Tenn.) University School in this CatsPause.com update. Catspause Com . Bohannon has placed him high on Kentucky's recruiting board for 2008, and it appears the Wildcats will be one of his top choices as the season progresses. Read more about the latest on his recruitment in this CatsPause.com update. Kentucky's long-suffering football fans have spent an inordinate amount of time developing ulcers worrying about the Cats' defense. In an ironic twist, all that nervous energy has been transferred to taking shots at Louisville's unit, . Catspause The Paddock Billy Gillispie has completed his first staff at Kentucky, adding former Illinois assistant Tracy Webster as the Cats' third assistant. Webster joins Jeremy Cox and Glynn Cyprien next to Gillispie on the UK bench this seaso. Add another name to the list of players from the Peach State that would love to hear from the University of Kentucky this season. Cusseta (Ga.) Chattahoochee County wide receiver Jacovi White was a big play, go-to-guy for the Panthers .

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Cats Pause Rivals Keenan Burton smiled and shook his head. A veteran of answering reporters' questions he knew where one scribe was going and refused to play along, yet still had a little fun with the situation. With Kentucky and Louisville's armageddon . Four-star prospect Rotnei Clarke took his first official visit this past weekend and is now setting up more for the coming weeks. The 6-foot, 175-pound combo guard from Claremore (Okla.) Verdigris High School has another visit scheduled . Catspause Four-star prospect Rotnei Clarke took his first official visit this past weekend and was quite impressed with Gonzaga. The 6-foot, 175-pound combo guard from Claremore (Okla.) Verdigris High School has another visit scheduled for . Yes, Kentucky wants to beat archrival Louisville on Saturday. But not so that it's the shot heard around the Commonwealth. They want this victory to be the jolt felt across the nation. I think we have to win this game, quarterback . Catspause Message Board We've waited for months, since the Commonwealth's two big programs each vanquished opponents in bowl games. The hype machine can officially crank up now that the preliminaries are out of the way. André Woodson or Brian Brohm? . Kentucky improved to 2-0 on the season and won for the seventh time in its last eight games on Saturday with a 56-20 rout of Kent State. This CatsPause.com postgame analysis covers some of the highs and lows from the game. Catspause Com Kentucky broke open a 14-14 tie at the half and exploded for six touchdowns in the second half en route to a 56-20 victory over Kent State on Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium. This exclusive CatsPause.com photo gallery features several . After Kent State fumbled away its first-half successes on offense, Kentucky made the most of a second-half spurt to pull away for the win. With 35 second-half points, Kentucky turned a halftime tie into a 56-20 win over the Golden . Catspause The Paddock . bet Big Blue fans will spend a good part of tomorrow's tailgate parties salivating at what Andre Woodson and company will be able to do. This is not a luxury the UK football team can afford, writes CatsPause.com columnist Tom Leach. The music that came blaring over the intercom system at Mason County High School on Friday morning was unmistakable and could mean only one thing. Darius Miller was a Wildcat. Cats Pause Rivals The Cats get their final practice run for their rivalry game with Louisville next Saturday but had better make sure Kent State has their undivided attention. The Golden Flashes traveled to Iowa State in their opener and dispatched of . Coach's Corner is a weekly CatsPause.com feature with Kentucky defensive coordinator Steve Brown. In this edition, he discusses the Wildcats' performance last week against Eastern Kentucky and his unit's preparation for Saturday's . Catspause Four-star Mason County swingman Darius Miller decided to end his recruitment on Friday morning according to his father, Brian Miller. Where did the talented swingman chose? Read more here at CatsPause.c. . helping the football team find athletes who want to play football as well as compete in its sport. Read about a south Florida athlete who is listing UK among his top two college choices in this CatsPause.com recruiting update. Catspause Message Board It's tough for a 7-footer to fly under the radar, but 2008 prospect [db]Garrett Stutz[/db] has done just this. After growing around five inches during his junior year and playing in a couple national events this summer, Stutz has the . Score one for new Kentucky assistant Tracy Webster. The Wildcats landed four-star wing Darius Miller on Friday mornin. Catspause Com In case you haven't heard, or have been living under a rock, there's a pretty big football game in the Bluegrass State next Saturday. While most of the Commonwealth looks ahead, Kentucky coach Rich Brooks knows full well his football . The list of basketball prospects taking official visits this weekend is long very long. Our college football game of the week - Virginia Tech at LSU - will have a pair of top 60 prospects on the sidelines. We break it all down in this . Catspause The Paddock Coach's Corner is a weekly CatsPause.com feature with Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips. In this edition, he discusses the Wildcats' performance in last week's 50-10 victory over Eastern Kentucky as well as preparation for . Loganville (Ga.) Grayson wide receiver Sean Adegbola set out this summer to make a good impression on college coaches at a series of camps. One of his stops was at the University of Kentucky, and he received encouraging words from the .

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Cats Pause Rivals The nation's No. 1 ranked prospect Greg Monroe has eight schools conducting in-home visits this fall. Although his camp is keeping quite on exactly which schools are involved, the identity of the first two schools visiting him this . When the date book creeps within 10 days of a showdown with your biggest rival the mind tends to drift to how you'll deal with the 365 days following that titanic tilt, whether it be hiding in the shadows or thumping your chest with . Catspause Fort Campbell High School, tucked away in the western part of the state, has been very good to the University of Kentucky football program over the last few years. Marcus McClinton and Micah Johnson call Fort Campbell their alma mater, . The Kentucky men's basketball team got the opportunity to experience the majesty of the Hawaiian islands a year ago and now the women's team will follow suit. A trip to Honolulu for the Rainbow Wahine Classic highlights another . Catspause Message Board One of three early frontrunners for Kentucky's Mr. Basketball award in 2008 is University Heights Academy standout Scotty Hopson. The talented swingman has earned a five-star ranking from Rivals.com and the No The first college football weekend is in the books, and the busy coast-to-coast slate of official basketball visitors is complete, too. Miami got some good news from four-star forward Dequan Jones. This week's version of the Weekend . Catspause Com One of the most intriguing basketball prospects to emerge on Kentucky's recruiting board this summer also happened to be one of the youngest. Powder Springs (Ga.) McEachern guard Trae Golden made a name for himself from coast to coast . . Boyd was among a small group of in-state players on hand for the Wildcats' season-opening game against Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. Read his comments on UK's performance and the latest on his recruitment in this CatsPause.com update. Catspause The Paddock If you fall in the camp of those tired of hearing about Louisville and Kentucky not playing the first game of the season count UK coach Rich Brooks amongst your believers. The man who successfully lobbied his athletics director to move . . was picking up for Courtney Fortson even before the talented point guard hit the camp and tournament circuit this summer. Now it has reached a whole different level. Read the latest about his recruitment in this CatsPause.com update. Cats Pause Rivals One minute and 45 seconds. That's all it took for Kentucky to display the explosiveness of its pyrotechnic offense in a season opening victory over Eastern Kentucky. In a game devoid of any real drama as you would expect there was . Eight months after a rare bowl victory, Kentucky did not wait any longer to get back to business in 2007. The Wildcats scored on their first play of the new season, a 51-yard touchdown strike from senior quarterback Andre Woodson to . Catspause Coach's Corner is a weekly CatsPause.com feature with Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips. In this edition, he discusses the Wildcats' preparation for Saturday's season-opener against Eastern Kentucky.. Kentucky kicks off one of its most highly anticipated seasons ever at 6 pm on Saturday when the once dominant Division I-AA Eastern Kentucky Colonels come to Lexington. Led by All-Southeastern Conference quarterback André Woodson the . Catspause Message Board In May, CatsPause.com profiled Jayme Comer, an inside linebacker coached by his father at Brownsburg High School in Indiana. Since that time, interest has picked up significantly for Comer, and a visit to UK is being planned Rich Brooks isn't the kind of coach that is prone to hyperbole when it comes to his team, so I think it's interesting how he's handled the significantly higher expectations for this year's Kentucky football team. Catspause Com Coach's Corner is a weekly CatsPause.com feature with Kentucky defensive coordinator Steve Brown. In this edition, the first-year DC discusses the Wildcats' preparation for Saturday's season-opener against Eastern Kentucky at . After a long, hot and quiet August, millions of sports fans are ready college football. And then there are the basketball prospects. Weekends in the fall mean official visits for those recruits. Cal will host Jordan Hamilton and several . Catspause The Paddock Jacob Tamme has made the drive thousands of times since he arrived on Kentucky's campus as a wide-eyed freshman. Each day he passes by Commonwealth Stadium and barely gives it a passing glance, that is until late August when his eyes . . way as the four-star guard from Queens, NY, sets out on his official visits with the mindset of having his college decision made early this fall. Read the latest on his recruitment and where UK stands in this CatsPause.com feature.

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Cats Pause Rivals Ralph Sampson III made an unofficial visit to Lexington last weekend and is currently listing the Wildcats among his top three college choices. Check out this exclusive Rivals.com highlight video for clips of the four-star center in. Rich Brooks knows and believes in Steve Johnson. Having spoken with the senior wide receiver after his arrest Wednesday night the Kentucky coach made it very clear what side of the fence he comes down on in the matter Catspause Kentucky made it through fall camp relatively unscathed in the injury department but took a significant hit just days before its season opener against Eastern Kentucky when a defensive back underwent major surgery on Tuesday Rich Brooks is stomping around the Nutter Training Facility and getting in the faces of his team captains. Players have gone into 'survival' mode to avoid injury and conserve energy. Tension is at an all time high Catspause Message Board EJ Fields, the do-everything athlete for Frankfort High School, opened his senior season with a bang last Friday night. While he appears poised to see his stock skyrocket, Fields may actually be drawing closer to making his college. Kentucky's search for a new men's basketball strength and conditioning coach has concluded. UK coach Billy Gillispie announced Thursday that Todd Forcier was hired after a five-year stint at Syracus. Catspause Com On the wildly popular television reality show Survivor contestants are marooned in some remote location, given next to nothing and told to find a way to battle the elements and each other for 39 days in brutal conditions With the November signing period for basketball fast approaching, Florida State is sitting on just one commitment. The lack of early results has some concerned when this is a class where the 'Noles need an infusion of talent to build . Catspause The Paddock For the first time in 13 years, Kentucky won't be opening its football season with archrival Louisville. Instead, the Wildcats will face another in-state rival in Eastern Kentucky with a totally different set of obstacles, namely great . Three-star Louisville (Ky.) DuPont Manual lineman Dave Ulinski is keeping his recruitment open for the time being, but schools that want to get in the mix for his commitment may want to act quickly. Cats Pause Rivals The desk in Rich Brooks' office is sure to be cluttered this week. Play books, practice notes, game plans and detailed agendas will all have their place on the Kentucky coach's desk. Joining the necessary football information will be . The first weekend of visits is in the books. What happened? Who committed? Who is on the bubble? We break it down in the Weekend Update. The first official weekend didn't include a large number of visits, but it did produce some . Catspause CatsPause.com recently tracked down the details surrounding Oklahoma football/track star Derrick Locke joining the Kentucky program this year as a two-sport athlete. It seems as if the UK staff likes the idea so much, they might be . The strong play of four-star prospect Courtney Fortson continues to impress. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound point guard from Montgomery, Ala., captured another SEC offer over the weekend which has shaken up the top of his school lis. Catspause Message Board . Peach State prospects to emerge on Kentucky's football recruiting board is Tucker (Ga.) defensive end/linebacker Marcus Nedd, a former teammate of Wildcat wide receiver Anthony Mosley. Read more about him in this CatsPause.com feature. . of the most dynamic players in the Class of 2010 and is in the process of establishing himself as a five-star prospect. Read more about the Georgia guard and other notable players from the event at UC in this CatsPause.com feature. Catspause Com . a 6-foot-9, 190-pound forward from Louisiana, recently trimmed his list to six schools, and that list included the University of Kentucky. CatsPause.com caught up with Henry to talk about UK and the latest in his recruitment. . stiff competition for one of the top prospects in Tennessee for 2008, but the Wildcats have made a favorable early impression and hope to land a visit from Rodriguez Wilks this fall. Read more about him in this CatsPause.com feature. Catspause The Paddock Almost 30 years ago, one of the most celebrated recruiting battles to that point in college basketball history focused on Ralph Sampson. Kentucky battled Virginia to the very end for his services before eventually losing out to the . Working with a school list of ten schools, four-star prospect Ralph Sampson III began his visitation schedule with an unofficial visit to Kentucky this weekend, and the Wildcats made a favorable impression of the 6-foot-11, .

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Cats Pause Rivals One of the most traveled prospects in Kentucky's Class of 2008 is Bowling Green tight end Ryan Wallace. His summer road map has taken him to nine schools in eight states in hopes of making an eventual college decision easier Florida's Friday Night Lights camp held in The Swamp in Gainseville only lasted a couple of hours, but that was more than enough time to showcase a huge array of talent. Palm Bay's Ramon Buchanon made the most of his time on Friday . Catspause Kentucky got down to business on Sunday, beginning preparations for next weekend's season opener against Eastern Kentucky by working against some of what the Colonels are expected to do in that game. It was a light day after a short . A player near the top of Kentucky's wide receiver wish list recently visited Lexington for one of the Wildcats' summer camps. Read more about South Carolina standout Jaron Brown and his trip to the Bluegrass State in this CatsPause.com. Catspause Message Board Three new schools have jumped into the mix for one of the Bluegrass State's top football prospects. Read about the latest developments for Bowling Green tight end Ryan Wallace in this CatsPause.com update. Scott Green faced the decision of a lifetime. In one hand he held his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, in the other the opportunity to return to Kentucky and reward a coaching staff that has stood by him through months . Catspause Com Kentucky held its annual Fan Day on Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium with thousands of Big Blue fans showing up to meet their favorite coaches and players face to face. This CatsPause.com photo gallery features several images . The Kentucky football team officially reported to campus on Thursday in preparation for the 2007 season. This exclusive CatsPause.com photo gallery features several images from the Nutter Training Center as the Wildcats checked in for . Catspause The Paddock Proximity to home and a family-type atmosphere in Lexington helped lead Oxford, Ohio, lineman Chandler Burden to give his verbal commitment to Kentucky this week. Read more about him in this CatsPause.com feature. . has made his college decision. The 6-foot-10, 225-pound power forward from Mt. Zion Christian Academy in North Carolina was recruited by UK but has decided to play for an ACC school. Read more about it in this CatsPause.com update. Cats Pause Rivals Welcome to Press Box Confidential, a new feature here at CatsPause.com that offers a different take on Kentucky athletics from one of the best seats in the house. The idea is simple, twice a week Cats' Pause columnist/staff writer Matt . But offensive coordinator Joker Phillips tells CatsPause.com that veteran players have spent the offseason making certain the team isn't feeling satisfied with past success. Our leaders, guys like Andre Woodson, Wesley Woodyard, . Catspause This is funny! Kentucky Message Board. Cornerback is one of the toughest positions to recruit in football, so it should come as little surprise that the Kentucky staff will search far and wide for a player who can match up with the best receivers the SEC has to offer Catspause Message Board By most standards, gaining 1300 yards and scoring 23 touchdowns constitutes a pretty good season for a tailback. Those stats are even more impressive for a fullback. Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater standout Jeremiah Schwartz, . Each recruiting season, some prepsters jump up in the rankings, some stay put and others drop faster than Johnny Knoxville in a stunt attempt gone awry. Count 6-foot-8, 250 pound senior-to-be Enoch Andoh, who is rising by the minute, . Catspause Com Kentucky went through a controlled scrimmage on Saturday as the season opener sits exactly one week away. The quiet morning at the Nutter Training Facility ended with UK coach Rich Brooks pleased with the Cats' effort, espcially guys . André Woodson is on everyone's radar this fall. A legitimate All-Southeastern Conference and All-American candidate who quietly put up one of the better seasons you'll see last year from a quarterback in a league with the type of . Catspause The Paddock For two years now, Willie Bohannon has terrorized opposing offenses in south Alabama with his pass rushing skills off the corner. With 33 sacks to his credit during his varsity career at Mobile's Blount High School, Bohannon is drawing . Media Day is now in the books. So too are the first three days of practice amidst the suffocating summer heat at Nutter Training Facility. Good thing it's cool inside or I might sweat an Elvis silhouette into my T-shirt

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