Patrick Towles makes biggest leap of all, beating out Drew Barker for UK quarterback job
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune It’s hard to beat an incumbent. The University of Kentucky coaching staff gave backup…
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Keith Taylor: Dawson comfortable with either Towles or Barker calling signals for Cats
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Shannon Dawson doesn’t have a timetable set for naming starting quarterback. With the season…
Keith Taylor: On limited time, Kentucky safety A.J. Stamps is making an impact on the field
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune Time is short and A.J. Stamps knows it. “I’m on a limited schedule and…
Sports Notes: Barnhart says not every Cat fan thrilled about big Thursday night home game with Auburn
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart took a turn at the podium at the beginning…
Jamie Vaught: Louisville native, former Wildcat McGrath still making a name as NFL official
By Jamie Vaught Special to NKyTribune If you are a pro football fan watching an NFL game nearly every Sunday…
Grand opening game at The New CWS features performances by Sundy Best, coach Mitchell
Kentucky football will play the grand opening game in The New CWS against UL Lafayette on Sept. 5 at 7…
‘New’ Commonwealth Stadium isn’t the only thing changing for Big Blue Nation
By Keith Taylor Special to NKyTribune It’s (almost) football time in the Bluegrass. In 33 days, the Wildcats will kickoff…
Sports Notes: Cost of attendance stipend welcomed, but few think it will change many minds
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune Later this month, NCAA Division I scholarship athletes will find a little something extra…
Sports Notes: With new season on horizon, Stoops, Wildcats starting back with clean slate
By Glenn Osborne Special to NyKTribune The wait is nearly over for Mark Stoops and his Kentucky Wildcats’ football squad….
Autograph session, open practice highlight Kentucky Football Fan Day, set for Aug. 8
Kentucky football Fan Day will be held Saturday, Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. inside Nutter Field House, followed by an…
Jamie Vaught: Latest college football yearbooks not showing a lot of love for Stoops’ Wildcats
When you pick up a copy of a new college football yearbook, it’s going to be the same old story…
Sports Notes: Maybe it’s just the timing, but why isn’t UK football generating more buzz?
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune Maybe it’s just the timing. Folks are concentrating on graduations and planning summer vacations….
New design of playing surface at CWS uses updated UK logo, checkerboard end zone pattern
With a $120 million renovation entering its final stages, a new synthetic surface is set to be installed this month…
Sports Notes: Better late than never, former Cat Dupree just glad his name was called by the Steelers
By Glenn Osborne Special to NKyTribune When former Kentucky pass rusher Bud Dupree heard his named called by the Pittsburgh…
Kentucky linebacker Dupree goes in first round to Steelers; Cards’ Parker picked by Dolphins
Kentucky linebacker/defensive end Alvin “Bud” Dupree was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 22nd overall selection of the 2015…
Following final spring practice, Stoops sees signs Cats are developing into a winning team
By Ashley Scoby Special to NKyTribune In a sport that’s built off bone-crushing tackles and brute strength, going “through the…