After back to back Music City Bowl wins the Kentucky Wildcats are hungry for more.
In a conference loaded with talent the Wildcats don't dissapoint. Sure losing their all everything QB Andre Woodson to the NFL will set the cats back but
with running back Tony Dixon and wide reciever Dickey Lyons the Kentucky attack may look similar to that of the 2007 attack even without Woodson. In another
conference I would say Kentucky had a shot at a bowl game but the SEC is just too loaded and without a mature QB its hard to win road games in the SEC. Here is
how the Wildcats offense may look in 2008:
Left Tackle
79 Garry Williams, 6-3, 300, Sr-2L two-year starter
71 James Alexander, 6-5, 298, Jr-2L
52 Billy Joe Murphy, 6-6, 290, Fr-RS
Left Guard
72 Zipp Duncan, 6-5, 285, Jr-2L start 13 games, 2007
78 Christian Johnson, 6-4, 325, Sr-3L start 15 games, 2006-07
68 Michael Williams, 6-6, 294, Jr-1L
60 Dustin Luck, 6-3, 266, Jr-Sq
Center
61 Jorge Gonzalez, 6-3, 300, Jr-2L
63 Jake Lanefski, 6-4, 280, Fr-RS
77 Marcus Davis, 6-1, 280, So-Sq
Right Guard
73 Jess Beets, 6-2, 285, Sr-1L
70 Stuart Hines, 6-4, 285, Fr-RS
64 Josh Winchell, 6-3, 325, Sr-Sq
Right Tackle
76 Justin Jeffries, 6-6, 310, Jr-2L start 13 games, 2007
75 Brad Durham, 6-4, 310, So-1L
58 Phillip Hibbard, 6-5, 305, Fr-RS
Tight End 2007 stats
80 T. C. Drake, 6-6, 235, Jr-2L 1 rec., 2 yds., 1 TD
86 Ross Bogue, 6-5, 240, Jr-2L
82 Tyler Sexton, 6-2, 242, Jr-2L
Wide Receiver
8 DeMoreo Ford, 5-10, 186, Jr-2L 7 rec., 47 yds.
81 Kyrus Lanxter, 6-3, 187, So-1L 1 rec., 6 yds.
87 Andre' Henderson, 6-6, 214, So-1L
85 Anthony Cecil, 6-0, 191, Jr-1L
84 Chris Wraley, 5-10, 180, Jr-Sq
83 Jonathon Gholson, 6-2, 185, Fr-RS
90 Kramer Hendricks, 6-5, 194, Fr-RS
Wide Receiver
12 Dicky Lyons, 5-11, 190, Sr-3L 56 rec., 655 yds., 7 TD
14 Anthony Mosley, 6-0, 170, Fr-RS
26 Terrence Jones, 6-2, 192, So-Sq
48 Jayce Long, 6-0, 180, So-Sq
31 Jeremy Jones, 6-2, 175, Fr-RS
88 Nik Brazley, 5-9, 164, Fr-RS
Quarterback
15 Curtis Pulley, 6-4, 200, Jr-2L 8-14-0, 72 yds. in '06
5 Mike Hartline, 6-6, 201, So-1L 4-6-1, 34 yds.
1 Will Fidler, 6-4, 220, So-Sq
10 Matt Lentz, 6-3, 205, Fr-RS
17 Tyler Sargent, 6-3, 202, Fr-RS
Fullback
38 John Conner, 5-11, 228, Jr-2L rush 6-37, 2 TD
43 Stephen Ball, 5-10, 224, So-Sq
47 Matt Ramsey, 6-1, 205, So-Sq
(40 Maurice Grinter, 6-3, 250, Jr-2L) rush 9-35, 1 TD
Tailback
28 Tony Dixon, 5-9, 203, Sr-3L rush 72-411, 4 TD
29 Alfonso Smith, 6-1, 200, Jr-2L rush 21-149, 2 TD
41 Derrick Locke, 5-10, 180, So-1L rush 94-521, 5 TD
30 Moncell Allen, 5-7, 225, So-1L rush 11-39
9 Brandon Jackson, 5-11, 202, Fr-RS
37 Trey Bowland, 5-10, 190, So-1L
Placekicker
36 Lones Seiber, 5-9, 190, Jr-2L 16-25 FG, 51-54 PAT
97 J. J. Housley, 5-10, 186, Sr-Sq 2-2 PAT
Starters Lost
C Eric Scott, RG Jason Leger, TE Jacob Tamme, WR Keenan Burton,
QB Andre' Woodson, TB Rafael Little
On defense The Kentucky Wildcats return 17 of their 22 two deep that played in and
won the Music City bowl over Florida State. That is significant because The Wildcats did see improvement in their defense a year ago. They held teams to 60
fewer yards per game and with the corp returning they hope to only get better. Rich Brooks hopes to get quality DE play and is looking to fill the void left by
Wesley Woodyard. Below is how the Kentucky Defense might look in 2008:
End
99 Jeremy Jarmon, 6-3, 285, Jr-2L 62 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 9 sacks
92 Josh Minton, 6-3, 250, So-Sq injured in 2007
88 Chris Goode, 6-4, 240, So-Sq
45 Antwane Glenn, 6-4, 245, Fr-RS
68 Luke McDermott, 6-1, 244, Fr-RS
Tackle
91 Corey Peters, 6-3, 290, Jr-2L 43 tackles, 4 TFL, 2.5 sacks
53 Ricky Lumpkin, 6-4, 289, So-1L 18 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack
Tackle
98 Myron Pryor, 6-1, 310, Sr-3L 27 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 FC
60 Shane McCord, 6-3, 271, So-1L 3 tackles
67 Joe Scott, 6-2, 270, Fr-RS
(84 Charles Mustafaa, 6-3, 260, Fr-RS)
End
95 Ventrell Jenkins, 6-2, 285, Sr-3L 34 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 4 sacks
93 Austin Moss, 6-0, 250, Jr-2L 3 tackles
62 Greg Meisner, 6-2, 240, Fr-RS
69 B. J. Wiedemann, 6-1, 242, So-Sq
(97 Nii Adjei Oninku, 6-1, 248, Sr-2L) injured in 2007
Strongside Linebacker
51 Johnny Williams, 6-3, 240, Sr-3L 43 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FC, 1 PBU
50 Sam Maxwell, 6-3, 225, Jr-2L 27 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 int, 2 PBU
49 Antonio Thomas, 6-2, 225, Fr-RS
42 Chris Cessna, 6-4, 220, Fr-RS
Middle Linebacker
4 Micah Johnson, 6-2, 255, Jr-2L 58 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 int, 5 PBU
43 Mikhail Mabry, 6-2, 235, Jr-2L 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 int
47 A. J. Nance, 5-11, 240, Jr-2L 8 tackles
46 Ronnie Sneed, 6-2, 235, Fr-RS
Weakside Linebacker
56 Braxton Kelley, 6-0, 226, Sr-3L 63 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 int, 1 PBU
21 Michael Schwindel, 6-2, 220, Jr-2L 4 tackles
57 Jacob Dufrene, 6-2, 215, So-1L 3 tackles
54 Brandon Thurmond, 6-2, 226, So-Sq injured in 2007
89 Brian Murphy, 6-0, 211, Fr-RS
Cornerback
32 Trevard Lindley, 6-0, 175, Jr-2L 66 tackles, 3 int, 11 PBU
36 Robbie McAtee, 5-10, 175, Sr-1L 11 tackles, 1 PBU
24 Randall Burden, 6-2, 170, Fr-RS
40 Daryl Faulkner, 5-9, 170, So-Sq
Strong Safety
27 Ashton Cobb, 6-0, 205, Jr-2L 42 tackles, 2 int, 1 PBU
11 Greg Wilson, 6-2, 195, Fr-RS
Free Safety
2 Marcus McClinton, 6-1, 210, Sr-3L 32 tackles, 1 int, 2 PBU
33 Calvin Harrison, 6-1, 200, Jr-2L 41 tackles, 1 int, 1 PBU
31 Jordan Nevels, 5-10, 175, Jr-1L 3 tackles, 1 int
Cornerback
7 David Jones, 5-10, 185, Sr-3L 11 tackles, 1 PBU
or 17 E. J. Adams, 6-0, 190, Jr-2L 10 tackles, 1 PBU
23 Shomari Moore, 5-9, 185, Sr-3L 20 tackles, 1 int, 2 PBU
6 Taiedo Smith, 6-0, 175, Fr-RS
25 Ahmad Grigsby, 6-0, 188, Sr-1L 7 tackles, 1 PBU
34 Paul Warford, 5-11, 200, Jr-2L 41 tackles, 2 int, 9 PBU
Punter
44 Tim Masthay, 6-2, 200, Sr-3L 39.8 avg, long 63
9 Ryan Tydlacka, 6-1, 195, Fr-RS
Starters Lost
DE Dominic Lewis, LB Wesley Woodyard, SS Roger Williams
Date Opponent Site Time
TBA at Louisville Louisville TBA
Sept. 6 Norfolk State Home TBA
Sept. 13 Middle Tennessee State Home TBA
Sept. 20 open
Sept. 27 Western Kentucky Home TBA
Oct. 4 at Alabama Tuscaloosa TBA
Oct. 11 South Carolina Home TBA
Oct. 18 Arkansas (Homecoming) Home TBA
Oct. 25 at Florida Gainesville TBA
Nov. 1 at Mississippi State Starkville TBA
Nov. 8 Georgia Home TBA
Nov. 15 Vanderbilt Home TBA
Nov. 22 open
Nov. 29 at Tennessee Knoxville TBA
Projected Finish 5-7 (2-6)
Hubbs Overview:
Head coach Rich Brooks is building something in Lexington and the faithful know it. Rich Brooks redshirted a lot of players last season from his best
recruiting class and hopes that competiton will settle all the wide open races for spots this fall. This season I feel the Wildcats will be competitive and may
suprise someone if they take them too lightly. Replacing Woodson may not be an easy chore but Curtis Pulley completed 60% of his passes as a backup to Woodson.
Losing the wide recievers Kennen Burton and Steve Johnson will be what hampers this team the most. I imagine teams will load the box on Kentucky. Kentucky
could win 7 or 8 games in the Big 10 but in the SEC they will win around 5 this season. I see them winning 2 conference
games.
Source: ukathletics
