Brooks: UK has something to prove

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Six players on the roster were named preseason All-Southeastern Conference. Season ticket sales are soaring. And today’s University of Kentucky football kickoff luncheon sold out a 500-seat ballroom at the Radisson Plaza Hotel.

Still, UK coach Rich Brooks was quick to point out, the enthusiasm is largely local...


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Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Coach Rich Brooks says he knows the preseason scouting report on his Kentucky football program: improved, star-studded squad, but not improved enough to challenge for the Southeastern Conference title.

Brooks, who spoke to about 500 Wildcats fans on Tuesday at the annual kickoff luncheon, says he personally disagrees. But he understands why there are still skeptics, even though the team went 8-5 last season and won its first bowl game in 22 years.


"Until we change the culture by beating the teams we haven't beaten in a while, that's where we will be perceived," Brooks said...

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