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LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky will go with a freshman quarterback when it faces Clemson next week in the Music City Bowl.

" Quarterback Morgan Newton, offensive guard Larry Warford and defensive end Taylor Wyndham were named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team chosen by The Sporting News.

Rich Brooks was named SEC coach of the year by CollegeFootballNews.com. FOOTBALL: Kentucky vs.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Derrick Locke doesn't see what the big deal is. Yes, the University of Kentucky's junior tailback will submit his name to the NFL for an evaluation of his draft status.

" After the coaches spent a week on the recruiting trail and the players prepared for final examinations, the Kentucky football team returned to practice Saturday morning with a two-hour workout in the Nutter Field House.

LEXINGTON, Ky. a ' Quarterback Morgan Newton and offensive guard Larry Warford were chosen for the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team selected by league coaches.

By Brett Dawson bdawson@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal LEXINGTON, Ky.

Sporting News' Matt Hayes analyzes what Wednesday's buzz means to college football.

In this season alone, Kentucky sophomore Randall Cobb has a 61-yard run, a 55-yard catch, a 37-yard pass, a 73-yard punt return and a 46-yard kick return.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Five seasons ago the University of Kentucky football team won two games.

Rich Brooks has spent the last four seasons rewriting history at Kentucky. From turning from victim to bully against hated Louisville to knocking off perennial Southeastern Conference powers to qualifying for bowl games with regularity, the Wildcats have become respected - if not always feared - under their eternally optimistic coach.

Being an old NFL defensive coordinator himself, Kentucky coach Rich Brooks has a hunch what Monte Kiffin has been up to this week: Cooking up trouble for the Wildcats' freshman quarterback Morgan Newton tonight.

Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin wasn't around for Randall Cobb's recruitment. He wishes the previous staff had recruited him a little harder, though.

Few football programs have been as far apart as Tennessee and Kentucky for the last quarter of a century.

Just when it looked like the clouds were beginning to part for the Georgia defense, Kentucky struck with a true freshman quarterback and a playmaker in the backfield.

There will be a wreath placed over Uga VII's empty doghouse when Kentucky visits Georgia on Saturday night.

Kentucky's bowl streak, which is poised to go to four consecutive years this season, may be looked upon in some quarters of this league as no big deal.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Memories of the raucous celebration following Kentucky's bowl-clinching sixth win over Vanderbilt three years ago are still fresh to senior offensive lineman Christian Johnson.

Kentucky has produced quarterbacks who put up big numbers in the passing game over the past dozen years: Tim Couch, Jared Lorenzen and Andre Woodson.

Vanderbilt's defensive staff has had to scheme against some of the nation's top threats.