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Big Blue Links for Sunday:

• Ricky Lumpkin’s halftime speech sparks Kentucky past Vanderbilt 38-20, reports Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.
• If it was Randall Cobb’s farewell, it was a magnificent one, says my Sunday column.
• Mark Story of the H-L writes that Derrick Locke turned on the late show.
• Derrick Locke needed this type of game, writes Keith Taylor of the Winchester Sun.
• Kentucky storms past Vanderbilt in the second half, reports Will Graves of the AP.
• Kentucky rallies past Vanderbilt for bowl eligibility, reports Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal.
• Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger writes that win was a fitting end for Mike Hartline’s home career.
• Vanderbilt thinks it still has plenty play for after loss to Kentucky, writes Jeff Lockridge of the Tennessean.

Continue reading ‘BBL: Kentucky takes care of (second-half) business’

Kentucky football players Chris Matthews, Matt Smith, Ricky Lumpkin and Winston Guy from today’s press luncheon.

Player videos of Derrick Locke, Ricky Lumpkin and Matt Smith from today’s UK football press luncheon.

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Big Blue Links for Friday:

• Herald-Leader photo gallery from Kentucky basketball picture day.
• Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader writes that Mike Hartline wants to go from game-manager to game-changer.
• Will Graves of the AP writes that Hartline’s only goal is to win.
• Mark Story of the Herald-Leader writes that home-field advantage is not always an advantage in UK-U of L rivalry.
• Hartline has final chance to make the quarterback position his own, writes Nick Craddock of the Kentucky Kernel.
• Jordan Aumiller’s rise is no surprise to Chuck Smith, writes Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger.
• Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal reports on Kentucky’s running game.
• C. L. Brown of the C-J writes on Louisville running back Bilal Powell.
• Matt May of the Cats Pause offers a Kentucky-Louisville scouting report.
• Kentucky hoping for an offensive renaissance, writes Nick Craddock of the Kentucky Kernel.

Continue reading ‘BBL: Basketball takes pictures, football gets ready’

Senior defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin talks to the media at today’s UK football luncheon. Subject matter, a physical camp and a mysterious Louisville.

Big Blue Links for Monday:

• Ricky Lumpkin says his production hasn’t matched his potential, reports Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader.
• Mitch Barnhart got a view of the real big blue on his mountain climb, writes Eric Crawford of the Courier-Journal.
• Mychal Bailey plans to bring big hits to the Cats, writes Brett Dawson of the C-J.
• Ryan Boatright’s mother has interesting things to say about the Anthony Davis story, reports Rick Armstrong of the Aurora Beacon-News.
• Kentucky staff is dumping playbook at newest Cats, writes Matt May of the Cats Pause.
• Gregg Doyel of CBS Sports on Les Miles and the signing situation that brought Elliott Porter to visit UK.
• Video of Ricky Lumpkin at UK Media Day:

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Continue reading ‘BBL: Mitch Barnhart’s view of the real big blue’

UK defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin says there was some good, but some bad in the way the defense played. The senior noted that the line got a good pash rush on ULM quarterback Cody Wells, but that the redshirt freshman still got the pass off, and completed 21 of 44 for 267 yards.

UK defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin: