Darrell KSR
10-09-2012, 03:45 PM
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One of Kentucky's two freshmen quarterbacks, Patrick Towles, went down with an ankle injury last week. Kentucky plans to roll the dice this week in preparation and hope a backup quarterback isn't needed, according to offensive coordinator Randy Sanders.
“Jalen was fortunate because he got second team reps today, too,” Sanders said. “I told Jalen, he is going to be tired everyday he leaves the practice field this week because I need to get him every rep I possibly can. If something happens to him and Morgan has to play or whoever goes in next is being done a tremendous disservice this week, but our best opportunity to win is to get Jalen all the reps he can get and see if we can get through some of those mistakes in practice and hopefully make him that much better on Saturday.”
Kentucky's initial starting quarterback this week, Maxwell Smith, is lost for the season with an injury. Smith's primary competitor for the starting job, Morgan Newton, has been ineffective and relegated to the 4th quarterback position. That left two freshmen, Prattville (Ala.) product Jalen Whitlow and Patrick Towles to man the position. Sanders said Whitlow got most of the first-team reps and some of the second-team reps in practice Tuesday in order to try to prepare him as much as possible.
One of Kentucky's two freshmen quarterbacks, Patrick Towles, went down with an ankle injury last week. Kentucky plans to roll the dice this week in preparation and hope a backup quarterback isn't needed, according to offensive coordinator Randy Sanders.
“Jalen was fortunate because he got second team reps today, too,” Sanders said. “I told Jalen, he is going to be tired everyday he leaves the practice field this week because I need to get him every rep I possibly can. If something happens to him and Morgan has to play or whoever goes in next is being done a tremendous disservice this week, but our best opportunity to win is to get Jalen all the reps he can get and see if we can get through some of those mistakes in practice and hopefully make him that much better on Saturday.”
Kentucky's initial starting quarterback this week, Maxwell Smith, is lost for the season with an injury. Smith's primary competitor for the starting job, Morgan Newton, has been ineffective and relegated to the 4th quarterback position. That left two freshmen, Prattville (Ala.) product Jalen Whitlow and Patrick Towles to man the position. Sanders said Whitlow got most of the first-team reps and some of the second-team reps in practice Tuesday in order to try to prepare him as much as possible.