College football news prediction

The weekly ‘Cat Walk’ will take place at 11:15 CST at the southeast corner of Davis Wade Stadium off of Lee Blvd.

Right tackle Justin Jeffries will start Saturday after missing the past four games with a knee injury. Middle linebacker Micah Johnson (ankle), tight end Maurice Grinter (ankle), and free safety Marcus McClinton (knee) will also play. Defensive tackle Myron Pryor, who is nursing a high ankle sprain, will make the trip and should be available for duty but UK Coach Rich Brooks isn’t sure how much he’ll be able to play.

While the UK-Mississippi State game will be broadcast on ESPN GamePlan, it will be blacked out in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi, leaving pay-per-view as the only option for Wildcat fans in the Bluegrass to see the game live.

Those interested should contact their local cable systems and satellite providers. The suggested price is $24.95 in advance, $29.95 on the day of game, but final pricing decisions are made by the cable/satellite providers. The game is set for a 2:30 p.m. EST kickoff.

Kentucky picked up a verbal commitment this week when LaGrange (Ga.) linebacker Demetri Merritt chose the Wildcats. Merritt, a 6-foot-3, 200-pounder, is listed as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com and is the third player from LaGrange to commit to UK, joining linebacker Qua Huzzie and defensive end Tristan Johnson.

Senior defensive tackle Myron Pryor (high ankle sprain) practiced Tuesday but Brooks said it was still too early to tell if Pryor would be available against Mississippi State. Junior tight end Maurice Grinter (ankle) and right tackle Justin Jeffries (knee) also practiced Tuesday.

The Georgia at Kentucky football game on Nov. 8 has been placed on a six-day advance selection by the Southeastern Conference and will be televised by ESPN, ESPN2 or Raycom Sports, the SEC Office has announced.

The television and game-time assignments are dependent on the outcome of this week’s Florida vs. Georgia game.

• If Georgia defeats Florida, the Georgia-UK game will be televised at 8 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2.
• If Georgia loses to Florida, the Georgia-UK game will be a regional telecast at 12:30 p.m. by Raycom Sports.

UK Coach Rich Brooks said there would likely be a change at strong safety after redshirt freshman Matt Lentz struggled against Florida. Junior Ashton Cobb is second on the depth chart behind Lentz and junior Calvin Harrison has seen time there as well.

Defensive tackle Myron Pryor and middle linebacker Micah Johnson are both doubtful for the Mississippi State game with high ankle sprains. Pryor suffered the injury against Arkansas and missed the Florida game. Johnson originally injured his ankle against Middle Tennessee and missed two games. He re-aggravated the injury against Florida.

UK Coach Rich Brooks listed tight end Maurice Grinter (ankle), right tackle Justin Jeffries (knee), and free safety Marcus McClinton (knee) as questionable.

The Wildcats must travel to Mississippi State (3-5, 1-3) this week, and Brooks indicated that the staff will look at making some lineup changes. He also said that he’ll likely decidce who will start at quarterback between sophomore Mike Hartline and freshman Randall Cobb after Tuesday’s practice.

Cobb saw the most action he’s seen at quarterback since the Norfolk State game, going 9-of-18 passing for 78 yards while rushing for a team-high 52 yards on nine carries.

While Brooks said that had some formation-check errors and had a couple of passes that could have been picked, he complimented Cobb on the several good plays that he did make.

“The thing I like is that he did throw some very nice passes,” Brooks said. “And he made some plays when things broke down with his feet. In that set of circumstances I think he also showed some pretty good poise.”