Author Archives: Jennifer Smith

Friends and family of Ashely Lowery are seeing signs that the junior safety is improving daily. Some are subtle and some are not so subtle. When fellow Kentucky teammates Zack and Daron Blaylock came to visit Lowery in the north … Continue reading →

Steve Meilinger, a two-time first-team All-American who played on both sides of the ball and was known as “Mr. Anywhere,” will have a permanent location: the College Football Hall of Fame. Meilinger played at Kentucky from 1951-53 under Coach Paul “Bear” … Continue reading →

Running back Justin Taylor has asked for and been granted his release by Kentucky, a team spokesman confirmed on Monday. Taylor, a red-shirt freshman from Atlanta who originally had committed to Alabama before signing with UK, had fallen down the … Continue reading →

Kentucky just sent out joint statements from the family of safety Ashely Lowery and from head coach Mark Stoops, who went to Georgia today to visit the player after his accident this weekend: Stoops statement: “I went to see Ashely today … Continue reading →

Kentucky officials confirmed junior safety Ashely Lowery was in a serious automobile accident on Friday night near his hometown of Cleveland, Ga. The condition of Lowery, a 6-foot-1, 219-pound safety who started eight games last season for the Cats, is … Continue reading →

Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops was on the SEC Teleconference this afternoon. Here’s what he had to say: ON HIS FIRST SPRING AT UK: “I was encouraged with the first spring. I felt like things went well. I was impressed with … Continue reading →

The new numbers are in and it seems Kentucky’s spring football attendance figure wasn’t just a fluke. As of Monday, the school reported it had sold 35,342 season football tickets, more than double the number of season tickets sold on … Continue reading →

As of late Friday afternoon, Kentucky reported it had distributed 49,000 tickets so far for the spring game. Not included in that figure was an additional 11,000 tickets given out to area elementary and middle school students as part of … Continue reading →

Ticket info: Even though more than 40,000 tickets have been distributed, there are still plenty available to walk-up traffic on Saturday afternoon. Tickets are free and available at the Will Call booth (Gate 4) and at a ticket tent between … Continue reading →

Coach Mark Stoops discussed the final practice leading up to the Blue-White Spring Game and much, much more. Here’s the transcript: OPENING STATEMENT: “Good practice. I was very pleased. We had a lot of energy today. No pads, but guys … Continue reading →