UK football needs to replace stars, not depth - WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports Community

Though there are plenty of questions as to how Kentucky will fill the roles of Randall Cobb, Derrick Locke, and Mike Hartline, there are ten returning starters on defense this year for UK, as well as most of the team's offensive line.  So experience should really help the 'Cats in 2011. 

"We're on the rise, and we think we continue to rise," Kentucky head football coach Joker Phillips said Thursday in Lexington.  "We plateaued a little bit by going 6-and-7 (last season), but I think this program is definitely on the rise, and a lot of it has to do with the attitude of the players coming back."