NAVIGATOR CAT SCRATCHES Coach speak "They're all excited. It's not like this in most places. I never saw practice tailgate parties until I got here." - Hal Mumme, football head coach, on UK fans. '98 opponents Lifetime records U of L UK leads series 8-2. Eastern Kentucky First meeting. Indiana IU leads series 16-11-1. Florida UF leads series 31-17. Arkansas First meeting. South Carolina Series tied 4-4. LSU LSU leads series 34-13-1. Georgia UGA leads series 39-10-2. Mississippi State UK leads series 15-10. Vanderbilt VU leads series 35-31-4. Tennessee UT leads series 61-23-9. - Source: UK football media guide Deep thoughts "I like what we have in place now. I would hate to see the college game lose its uniqueness." - Mumme, on the idea of an NCAA playoff system to determine the national champion. In the know Kernel Top 25 Poll 1. Florida State 2. Florida 3. Ohio State 4. Kansas State 5.Nebraska 6. Michigan 7. Louisiana State 8. Arizona State 9. UCLA 10. West Virginia 11. Tennessee 12. North Carolina 13. Colorado State 14. Penn State 15. Syracuse 16. Texas A & M 17. Virginia 18. Georgia 19. Washington 20. Auburn 21. Wisconsin 22. Southern Mississippi 23. Notre Dame 24. Southern Cal T25. Arizona T25. Michigan State AD Click below!

Friday, September 04,1998 SportsDaily - Air Raid '98   MINISTERS OF DEFENSE: Getting Defensive. Forget Tim Couch. Forget Derek Homer and Anthony White. Make sure you erase Craig Yeast, Kevin Coleman, Lance Mickelson, Jimmy Haley and Jermaine White from your memory. Clear that space for something else ... AARON SANDERFORD - CLIMBING TO THE TOP: New animal paces Wildcat sidelines in '98. There is a new animal in camp with the Cats this year. If you look closely, you just might see it. It's right next to the visor-laden coach pacing the sidelines for the second time in UK Blue. It will follow Tim Couch to the grave ... THROWING BULLETS: The other side of the game. When the world watches Tim Couch, they see a young John Elway. They see a Heisman Trophy candidate in Royal Blue. They see the man with a golden arm. They see the creator, the Second Coming. They see UK football's savior ... NIGHT & DAY. One will get physical with you. He will blast past you like you're standing still. If you stand in his way, well, he will just bowl over you like a pin at the end of the alley. It's no secret to him; he sees daylight and, until he reaches the end zone, forget about him stopping ... THOU SHALT HIT: Gary takes over as leader of youthful secondary. Time to shine. That's what time it is for Willie Gary, the only returning starter in UK's much-maligned defensive secondary, as the Cats begin their Air Raid '98-ReLoad edition of Bluegrass football ...

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