clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Wildcat Quickies: Charlotte Gameday and Wright State Wrap-Up Edition

By Jason Marcum
Jason Marcum

It's gameday for the football Cats as they play host to Charlotte tonight in the second-to-last game of Kentucky's regular season.

If UK is to make it to bowl eligibility, they must win tonight and then beat Louisville next week. While not an ideal scenario, many would have taken it before the year started. After all, it took beating Missouri and winning at South Carolina just to get this far, two wins that not many thought would happen coming into the season.

As for the basketball Cats, they beat Wright State 78-63 in a rather ugly game, but did improve to 4-0 on the season.

Tweet(s) of the Day:

Your Quickies

UK Hosts Charlotte on Heroes' Day
Kentucky returns to The New Commonwealth Stadium for a two-game homestand beginning with a matchup with Charlotte, which is also UK’s annual Heroes’ Day game as it will honor all active, reserve and veteran members of the armed forces along with police, firefighters and first responders.

Cats must 'start burying teams'
Tyler Ulis believes the team was so excited over beating fifth-ranked Duke on Tuesday night that second-ranked UK "came out a little lax," he said, agreeing with Calipari that the team took "maybe two steps back because of how well we played the last game

Room for improvement: Cats take ‘step back’ in win over Wright State
"You tell me that looked like the No. 2 ranked team in the country?" Kentucky head coach John Calipari said . "There’s got to be 20 teams better than us right now."

Hatcher starting to provide more than stats for Cats
Jason Hatcher tied his career high for tackles against Vanderbilt last week, but the stat sheet couldn’t include the part of the junior linebacker’s game that had his Kentucky coaches most pleased.

This Week in UK Football History: Charlotte Week
A trip down memory lane to look back at past great plays, players and games associated UK. On this day in 1976, Kentucky shut out border rival Tennessee 6-0 to secure the Wildcats' second SEC championship, and their first since 1950.

Will anyone else join UK’s basketball recruiting class?
Kentucky is back on top of the recruiting rankings for 2016, and though they don’t need to add anybody else to be a championship contender in 2016-17, does that mean they’re finished recruiting for that class?

2014 vs. 2015: The Numbers Game
Kentucky’s defense finished 2014 with 15 interceptions, 27 QB sacks, and 65 tackles for loss. All of which are significantly greater than 2015’s output. Offensively, points per game decreased by slightly more than a touchdown as interceptions have increased.

Katina Powell meets with NCAA investigators
Katina Powell, author of "Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen," spoke to NCAA investigators for five hours, outlining her account of what happened from beginning to end during her 'interactions' with Louisville.

Power Rankings: Kentucky, UNC, Maryland start season 1-2-3
Sports Illustrated released its first College Basketball Power Rankings of the 2015-16 season, and UK is atop the list.

John Calipari to NBA rumors are a joke and it's a tired one
Kings owner Vivek Ranadive intends to make an offer "that Calipari simply cannot refuse." Unless that offer is to move the Kings to Moon Township, Calipari is going to say no.

More From A Sea Of Blue