As the dog days of summer are approaching and the only sports that we really have to focus on right now are baseball, golf, NASCAR, tennis and the ever-boring World Cup, it is nice to have a positive college football story to hold us over until late August.
New Kentucky football head coach Joker Phillips made a stop at Shawnee park in Louisville, Ky yesterday as a part of his Gam3Day Ready tour in which he talks to local youth about focus, determination, leadership and the importance of academics. He lead the local kids in warm-up exercises before turning it over to his assistant coaches to lead them in drills.
UK all purpose All American Randall Cobb was in attendance and was bursting at the seams to get the season going. He talked about how the new strength and conditioning coach Ray "Rock" Oliver has been pushing the team in the weight room in preparation for the upcoming pivotal season.
In case you don't know the season starts for the Cats on September 4th at Papa John's Stadium against Charlie Strong and the new look Cardinals. This game is already surrounded with buzz and is becoming as anticipated as the game in 2007 when the Cards came to Lexington with Brian Brohm and were stunned by the home team thanks to a last minute hook up between Andre Woodson and Stevie "Birdman" Johnson.
This has the makings of a showdown for the ages. Two friends, both first year head coaches, both African-American, both leading passionate fan bases, pitted against each other in one of the most heated rivalries in the nation. September can't get here soon enough.
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