LEXINGTON, Ky – The University of Kentucky football team hit the practice field Wednesday morning with a lot of tension and a high energy level, first-year head coach Joker Phillips reported after the training. Wildcats practised in about two hours clad in shoulder pads, helmets and shorts.
"What a beautiful day," said Phillips."There was a lot of excitement in practice I still energy and what is going on here. we get better, definitively to get better, and we must.
Wildcats will welcome the top-10 ranked and South-Eastern Conference Eastern Division Head South Carolina Bluegrass State on Saturday. USC comes from an historic win, defeat the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 35-21 last week.
Phillips and UK team expects the same kind of intensity and focus beyond the Gamecocks this week, they had in the last week in taking down the country's nr. 1 ranked team.Phillips said that he did not anticipate the USC comes into the Commonwealth Stadium flat or unfocused.
"You see on his (Steve Spurrier) Roster and these guys have played together for a long time," said Phillips."His quarterback (Stephen Garcia) is a savvy guy, who has been around a long time and Steve has been in existence for a long time, of course, these guys will be ready to play."
On the injury front said Phillips, that there is no improvement in senior tailback Derrick Locke, who is recovering from shoulder stingers and an injured elbow, and that he is still in daily use.Sophomores Donald Russell and CoShik Williams, along with the freshman Raymond Sanders, has received most of the practice of the iterations in Locke said Phillips place. Wednesday, however, that the senior Fullback Moncell Allen also be able to see some game action at his previous position tailback.
"If we do we will dust from Moncell," said Phillips. "The problem with him is that he has not played but 15-20 plays a game (at Fullback) so you have to worry about conditioning with him we receive him. clear and he knows our offensive good enough to go out there and get some salespeople tomorrow. If necessary, he will be in our one back offensive. "
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