University of Kentucky Coach Rich Brooks said that juniors Trevard Lindley, Jeremy Jarmon and Micah Johnson have all requested paperwork to get their NFL draft status evaluated by the NFL Draft Advisory Board.

Lindley is a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation’s best defensive back and is second in the SEC in pass breakups with 15 to go along with four interceptions. Jarmon ranks in the top five in UK career sacks, and Johnson ranks second in the SEC in tackles per game despite being bothered by a high-ankle sprain for much of the year.

Jarmon talked about the NFL process following Kentucky’s practice on Saturday.

“For the most part, I’m really not interested in leaving this year, but if the opportunity arises, I’ll have to take some time and evaluate the situation,” Jarmon said. “I want to come back next year, but whether I will or not, I don’t know. It’s about business, but it’s also about what makes me happy. I love it here at UK and there are other things I can do here education-wise that can help me for the rest of my life.”

Former University of Kentucky defensive end Jamil Paris will have to look elsewhere to resume his playing career. Paris was advised to give up football due to a heart condition in March. He underwent a successful procedure to address the condition in the fall, but UK doctors did not clear him to return to the field.

Paris is visiting Florida A & M this weekend, which is where former UK quarterback Curtis Pulley relocated after being dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules. UK Coach Rich Brooks said the school would release Paris if another school was willing to let him play.

“We want him to lead a healthy, normal life,” Brooks said. “But if another school will clear him medically, we’ll obviously release him and let him try and do that.”

Six University of Kentucky players were named to the All-SEC team selected by Phil Steele’s College Football. Cornerback Trevard Lindley was a first-team pick, with offensive tackle Garry Williams, defensive tackle Myron Pryor, defensive end Jeremy Jarmon, and linebackers Micah Johnson and Braxton Kelley named to the second team.

The Liberty Bowl has emerged as the likely destination for the Kentucky football team this upcoming bowl season.

Bowl bids don’t officially go out until Sunday, but the Wildcats are down to two options: the Liberty and Music City Bowls. If two bowls make bids on the same team, the team gets to pick which bowl it will attend. Kentucky Coach Rich Brooks said on his radio show Monday night that he and the players would rather go to the Liberty Bowl than make a third consecutive trip to the Music City.

Brooks cited the desire to experience something different as the main reason to opt for Memphis over Nashville.

The Liberty Bowl will take place on Friday, January 2 at 5 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPN. The Wildcats (6-6) would take on the winner of Saturday’s Conference USA Championship Game between Tulsa (10-2) and East Carolina (8-4).

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Former University of Kentucky football player Wilbur Hackett, Jr. will be featured on the HBO documentary, “Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football,” which chronicles the heyday of football programs at historically black colleges and universities and explores the effect of the Civil Rights movement on intercollegiate athletics. The story culminates with the Sept. 1970 game between USC, which featured African-American running back Sam “Bam” Cunningham, and the University of Alabama, which featured legendary head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. The documentary debuts on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. on HBO.

Hackett lettered at UK from 1968-70 where he became the first black football team captain in SEC history, according to Kentucky’s media guide. In 1970, Hackett shared the Wildcats’s Most Valuable Player award with fellow linebacker Joe Federspiel. Hackett is currently an official for the Southeastern Conference.

Outgoing Tennessee coach Phil Fulmer went out with a bang on the field and in the locker room during his team’s 28-10 win over Kentucky is his finale. ESPN.com’s Gene Wojciechkowski chronicled Fulmer’s final 24 hours on the job, and included in that period was an emotional post-game rant where Fulmer called tight end Luke Stocker to the middle of the room and led a song that  stated, “We don’t give a damn about the whole state of Kentucky … the whole state of Kentucky … the whole state of Kentucky. We don’t give a damn about the whole state of Kentucky … we’re … from … Tennessee!”

To read the complete breakdown of Fulmer’s final 24 hours, which included a post-game hug from UK Coach Rich Brooks, click below:

We dont give a damn about the whole state of Kentucky