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Big Blue Links for Friday:

• Rich Brooks and Mitch Barnhart were Lee Todd’s best sports moves, writes Mark Story of the H-L.
• Kentucky-Western Kentucky football picked up by local TV, says H-L staff report.
• Kentucky trying to clean up its special teams, writes Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.
• Is Enes Kanter situation John Calipari’s fault? asks Eamonn Brennan of espn.com.
• Kentucky coaches will be looking at Rosco Allen this weekend, writes Javier Morales of the Tuscon Citizen. (Hat tip to Spam’s Wildcat Page.)
• Alabama schools delay release of Eric Bledsoe report, blogs Jerry Tipton of the H-L.
• Chandler Howard of the Kentucky Kernel on the non-existent rivalry between UK and WKU.
• Willie Taggart-Joker Phillips connection continues Saturday, writes Nick Baumgardner of the Bowling Green Daily News.
• Shane McCord still wants to be a big-time contributor, writes Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messener.
• West Coast system pleases Western Kentucky running back Bobby Rainey, writes Michael Grant of the Courier-Journal.

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Big Blue Links for Saturday:

• Kentucky could shake things up in unusually unsettled SEC East, writes Brad Ziamenek of the Montgomery Advertiser.
• Mike Freeman of CBS Sports names John Calipari among the top 50 jerks in sports. (Hat tip to Steve Moss of WKYT.)
• Joker Phillips and Lee Todd were among those meeting UK freshmen on Friday, writes Jim Warren of the Herald-Leader.
• Timing of ACL injury tough for UK women’s point guard Amber Smith, writes Jennifer Smith of the Herald-Leader.
• Danny Trevathan taking charge at linebacker for Kentucky, writes Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.
• Elliott Porter and Donte Rumph look to bolster Kentucky’s defensive line, writes Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal.
• Randall Burden is ready for a starring role, writes Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger.
• Chris Low of espn.com answers a mailbag question about the UK quarterback situation.

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Here are some player videos from today’s UK football press luncheon.

We lead off with UK defensive tackle Corey Peters, who is peppered with questions about the possibility Kentucky might wear black uniforms for the “blackout” Halloween game with Mississippi State on Saturday. Peters loves the idea. Rich Brooks, not so much.

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