University of Kentucky defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin, who has a hip injury, will miss "a significant amount of time," coach Rich Brooks said yesterday.
Lumpkin aggravated his hip in Saturday's victory against Kent State, Brooks said. Lumpkin will not require immediate surgery, but Brooks said surgery might eventually be required. Lumpkin might not be the only UK tackle unavailable Saturday when the Wildcats host the University of Louisville at 7:30 p.m. in Commonwealth Stadium.
An MRI exam of Myron Pryor revealed a "significant strain" but no tear in a pectoral muscle, Brooks said. Pryor is questionable to doubtful for the U of L game, Brooks said.
"You know you're going to have missing pieces," Brooks said. "You're going to have guys you have to fill in and replace. The disheartening thing is, both those guys are at the same position."
Pryor was suspended for UK's first game, but he started against Kent State last week. Corey Peters has started the first two games at the other defensive tackle. If Pryor can't play, Ventrell Jenkins likely would start in his place, Brooks said.
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Cats take a look at Tulsa
Most of UK's preparation this week has centered on U of L's first two games, blowout wins against Murray State and Middle Tennessee State.
But the Cats' coaching staff also has dug further back, examining game tape of the offense Cardinals coach Steve Kragthorpe used at Tulsa.
"We've looked a lot at Tulsa film in the offseason, and we continue to look at it this week," Brooks said. "But we're going to focus on the things (U of L) has done in the first two games, knowing full well that they have other things that they have not shown, just like we have other things we have not shown."
The Cards have totaled 1,384 yards and 131 points thus far, using an offense that UK defensive coordinator Steve Brown said looks like an amalgam of Tulsa and U of L's recent offenses.
Kragthorpe's teams at Tulsa scored 30 or more points 29 times in three seasons. When he made the move to U of L, he retained Jeff Brohm, a member of former coach Bobby Petrino's staff, as assistant head coach and passing game coordinator.
"I've watched six games of Tulsa," Brown said. "A lot of their run game stuff came from Tulsa. Their pass game, for the most part with a few exceptions, is what Petrino and Brohm have run."
Those exceptions include a more-involved tight end. Gary Barnidge has caught eight passes for 172 yards and four touchdowns.
"You're seeing the ball go to the tight ends a little more under Coach Kragthorpe in the first two games than it went the last couple of years under Coach Petrino," Brooks said. "But other than that -- multiple sets, motion, things to try to confuse you, things to try to determine whether you're in zone or man -- they're similar. Very similar, with some new wrinkles."
Lumpkin aggravated his hip in Saturday's victory against Kent State, Brooks said. Lumpkin will not require immediate surgery, but Brooks said surgery might eventually be required. Lumpkin might not be the only UK tackle unavailable Saturday when the Wildcats host the University of Louisville at 7:30 p.m. in Commonwealth Stadium.
An MRI exam of Myron Pryor revealed a "significant strain" but no tear in a pectoral muscle, Brooks said. Pryor is questionable to doubtful for the U of L game, Brooks said.
"You know you're going to have missing pieces," Brooks said. "You're going to have guys you have to fill in and replace. The disheartening thing is, both those guys are at the same position."
Pryor was suspended for UK's first game, but he started against Kent State last week. Corey Peters has started the first two games at the other defensive tackle. If Pryor can't play, Ventrell Jenkins likely would start in his place, Brooks said.
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Cats take a look at Tulsa
Most of UK's preparation this week has centered on U of L's first two games, blowout wins against Murray State and Middle Tennessee State.
But the Cats' coaching staff also has dug further back, examining game tape of the offense Cardinals coach Steve Kragthorpe used at Tulsa.
"We've looked a lot at Tulsa film in the offseason, and we continue to look at it this week," Brooks said. "But we're going to focus on the things (U of L) has done in the first two games, knowing full well that they have other things that they have not shown, just like we have other things we have not shown."
The Cards have totaled 1,384 yards and 131 points thus far, using an offense that UK defensive coordinator Steve Brown said looks like an amalgam of Tulsa and U of L's recent offenses.
Kragthorpe's teams at Tulsa scored 30 or more points 29 times in three seasons. When he made the move to U of L, he retained Jeff Brohm, a member of former coach Bobby Petrino's staff, as assistant head coach and passing game coordinator.
"I've watched six games of Tulsa," Brown said. "A lot of their run game stuff came from Tulsa. Their pass game, for the most part with a few exceptions, is what Petrino and Brohm have run."
Those exceptions include a more-involved tight end. Gary Barnidge has caught eight passes for 172 yards and four touchdowns.
"You're seeing the ball go to the tight ends a little more under Coach Kragthorpe in the first two games than it went the last couple of years under Coach Petrino," Brooks said. "But other than that -- multiple sets, motion, things to try to confuse you, things to try to determine whether you're in zone or man -- they're similar. Very similar, with some new wrinkles."
