Football Countdown

  • UK v WKU FB:
    in 3 months, 10 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes

By LARRY VAUGHT

If there is anything point guard Emmanuel Mudiay can’t do well, Dallas Prime Prep Academy coach Ray Forsett has not seen it.

“He is just a special player. He can do it all from getting to the rim to shooting the ball. He’s electrifying,” said Forsett. “You’ve got [...] Continue Reading…

By LARRY VAUGHT

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops admits he’s been influenced by different people, but none had a bigger impact on his coaching career and life than his father, Ron.

Ron Stoops taught and coached football for 28 years at  Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio. During a game in [...] Continue Reading…

Kentucky coach John Calipari tries to get his team to adjust during the Alabama Crimson Tide’s NCAA SEC basketball game with the Kentucky Wildcats, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama won another wild nail-biter, keyed by defense, 58-55, to go [...] Continue Reading…

Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein dunks during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/James Crisp)

By LARRY VAUGHT

Count Florida junior forward Will Yeguete as one who expects big things from Kentucky sophomore [...] Continue Reading…

By LARRY VAUGHT

Practice competition was almost  non-existent at Kentucky last season. That will change for John Calipari’s team next season thanks to eight new players.

Would the coach expect there could even be some practice skirmishes when tempers maybe flare?

“I’ve had that in teams. The thing is, when they walk [...] Continue Reading…

Archie Goodwin at Big Blue Madness. Photo by Clay Jackson.
Here is what ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla and ESPN NBA Insider Chad Ford said Wednesday when asked about Kentucky freshman Archie Goodwin and his NBA potential.
FRASCHILLA:  Well, first of all, I can’t wait to [...] Continue Reading…

By LARRY VAUGHT

With all the buzz over Kentucky football, is there any chance Mark Stoops is getting a bit anxious for the opening game and wishes it was time to play now?

“No. There’s a lot of work to be done between now and then. We’re not ready. Western would [...] Continue Reading…

Kentucky head coach John Calipari addresses the crowd gathered at Big Blue Madness last year at Rupp Arena. (Clay Jackson photo)

By LARRY VAUGHT

Even though Kentucky coach John Calipari insisted Wednesday that he was “not hearing” the talk about his team being a lock to win [...] Continue Reading…

By LARRY VAUGHT

Kentucky defensive line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh still remembers playing in Commonwealth Stadium when he was a freshman at Auburn in 1995 and UK had Moe Williams as its star running back.

“I remember him being really good and my coach telling me about him. The first play he [...] Continue Reading…

By LARRY VAUGHT

Kentucky coach John Calipari said he gave freshman Archie Goodwin  ” the information, what was out there, what we were told” before Goodwin put his name into the NBA draft.

“We sat down and talked to him and he came back and said he wanted to put his [...] Continue Reading…

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