We are just six days away from opening the 2010 Kentucky football season at Louisville. On the final Sunday before the opener, the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Courier-Journal have rolled out their season-preview coverage. Check out the links below to the stories:
Lexington Herald-Leader
- Chip Cosby, in the HL's centerpiece, writes that Joker Phillips wants to take the Cats to the next level
- Cosby has five players you know; five players you will know
- The HL has the Big Blue buildup, a primer for the upcoming season
- Columnist Mark Story predicts a 7-5 record for the Cats this year with a win over Tennessee
- Fellow columnist John Clay provides his preseason top 25
Courier-Journal
- CJ columnist Eric Crawford writes that hiring of football coaches at Kentucky, Louisville and Western Kentucky makes a statement beyond football
- Brett Dawson on Phillips being able to crack wise and crack down
- Dawson writes that the next step up for the Wildcats is a big hurdle
- The CJ takes a closer look at the Southeastern Conference with a predicted order of finish
- The CJ also scouts the Wildcats
Bonus stories
- Darrell Bird from The Cats' Pause talks to wide receiver Randall Cobb, who says QB-WR trust will improve the pass game
- Bird writes that the UK defense is battling inexperience, injuries
- Larry Vaught writes that Cobb is sold on UK offense, Mike Hartline
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