Kentucky Defeats East Tennessee State

Kentucky kicked off their basketball season Friday, November 12 against East Tennesse State. The Wildcats came into the game heavily favored and showed why as they easily won by a score of 88-65. The three leading scorers for Kentucky were all freshman as Terrence Jones led the way with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Fellow freshman Doron Lamb had 20 points and Brandon Knight chipped in with 17. Kentucky is off to a good start for the season and will play the University of Portland in their next game.

Kanter Ruled Ineligible

Enes Kanter, the freshman center out of Turkey was ruled ineligible by the NCAA and will not be able to play this season for the Wildcats pending an appeal. Kanter was thought to be Kentucky's best player coming into the season but he received cash to play for a professional team in Turkey and that is what led to his ineligible ruling for the upcoming season. Not having Kanter will be a huge blow for the Wildcats, who are without an established big man for the season.

Kentucky Cruises Past Western Kentucky

In the Wildcats' second game of the season they did not have much trouble with Western Kentucky University. After falling behind 7-0 early, Kentucky soon tied the game and took the lead and never looked back. The final score would end at 63-28 for Kentucky as they cruised to an easy win. The Wildcats were led by junior wide receiver Randall Cobb who had an outstanding all around game. Cobb had three touchdowns in three different ways: he had a passing, receiving, and punt return for a touchdown. Quarterback Mike Hartline had another good game along with running back Derrick Locke. Hartline had 213 yards passing with 3 touchdowns while Locke had 105 rushing yards with 1 touchdown. The Wildcats will host Akron next week and now have a 2-0 record on the year.

Kentucky downs Louisville in Season Opener

The Kentucky Wildcats' football season got off to a big start on Saturday, September 3. The Wildcats defeated their rival, the Louisville Cardinals, 23-16 on the road in their first game of the year. It was a big win for Kentucky and their head coach Joker Phillips, who won his first game as a head football coach. Quarterback Mike Hartline had a solid game, throwing for 217 yards and no turnovers. The big games came from running back Derrick Locke and wide receiver Randall Cobb, however. Locke had 104 rushing yards and two touchdowns and Cobb had 80 yards rushing with a touchdown to go with 19 yards receiving. Kentucky hosts Western Kentucky University in their next game Saturday.