Dicky Lyons

LEXINGTON - At first glance, it would seem that facing the Arkansas defense could be just what the ailing Kentucky offense needs. The Razorbacks are giving up 35.3 points and 355.5 yards per game going into Saturday's Southeastern Conference game at Kentucky. However, Arkansas is also coming off a 25-22 win at Auburn. That's why Kentucky coach Rich Brooks says even though UK has faced Alabama and South Carolina, two of the SEC's best defenses, in the past two games, there's no reason to think this challenge will be any easier.

LEXINGTON - At first glance, it would seem that facing Arkansas' defense could be just what the ailing Kentucky offense needs. The Tigers are giving up 35.3 points and 355.5 yards per game going into Saturday's Southeastern Conference game at Kentucky. However, Arkansas is also coming off a 25-22 win at Auburn. That's why Kentucky coach Rich Brooks says even though UK has faced Alabama and South Carolina, two of the SEC's best defenses, in the past two games, there's no reason to think this challenge will be any easier.

LEXINGTON - Freshman Aaron Boyd was expected to be Kentucky's big-play freshman receiver this year. Instead, he missed preseason practice because of mononucleosis, has struggled with his conditioning and has only four catches in the three games he's played. However, there's one thing Boyd has done that has impressed coach Rich Brooks. "The one thing he has done is when the ball has come to him, he has caught it and that is a real advantage right now in our receiving corps," said Brooks.

LEXINGTON - Freshman Aaron Boyd was expected to be Kentucky's big-play freshman receiver this year. Instead, he missed preseason practice because of mononucleosis, has struggled with his conditioning and has only four catches in the three games he's played. However, there's one thing Boyd has done that has impressed coach Rich Brooks. "The one thing he has done is when the ball has come to him, he has caught it and that is a real advantage right now in our receiving corps," said Brooks.

LEXINGTON - Linebacker Micah Johnson understands what losing receiver Dicky Lyons to a season-ending knee surgery does to the University of Kentucky offense. "Dicky was the most consistent thing probably we had going on offense, the most consistent receiver we've had up to this point," Johnson said. "You realize if you get the ball in his vicinity, he'll catch it. Somebody else is going to have to step up. " Lyons' collegiate career is over after a MRI revealed he had torn the posterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee in last weekend's loss to South Carolina.

LEXINGTON - Freshman Aaron Boyd was expected to be Kentucky's big-play freshman receiver this year. Instead, he missed preseason practice because of mononucleosis, has struggled with his conditioning and has only four catches in the three games he's played. However, there's one thing Boyd has done that has impressed coach Rich Brooks. "The one thing he has done is when the ball has come to him, he has caught it and that is a real advantage right now in our receiving corps," said Brooks.

LEXINGTON - Dicky Lyons' collegiate football career is over. Tests revealed that the University of Kentucky senior receiver tore knee ligaments late in the first half of last Saturday's loss to South Carolina and will need surgery next week when the swelling in the knee subsides. Kentucky coach Rich Brooks didn't pull any punches Monday when describing how Lyons took the news. "He is devastated. You know how much this all meant to him. It is a tough thing," said the Kentucky coach.

LEXINGTON - Dicky Lyons' collegiate football career is over. Tests revealed that the University of Kentucky senior receiver tore knee ligaments late in the first half of last Saturday's loss to South Carolina and will need surgery next week when the swelling in the knee subsides. Kentucky coach Rich Brooks didn't pull any punches Monday when describing how Lyons took the news. He is devastated. You know how much this all meant to him. It is a tough thing," said the Kentucky coach.

LEXINGTON -- Before anyone felt sorry for him, Dicky Lyons wanted to make sure one thing was clear. "The knee does not hurt nearly as bad as the loss," said the Kentucky senior receiver. He was injured in the first half of Kentucky's 24-17 Southeastern Conference loss to South Carolina here Saturday. Whether the knee injury ends his collegiate career will not be known until he has a MRI Monday. Kentucky coach Rich Brooks says Lyons definitely has a medial collateral ligament injury.

LEXINGTON -- At least this time it's not hard to figure out why Kentucky lost 24-17 to South Carolina. Maybe some losses in this nine-game losing skid have been perplexing, but not this one. No, it wasn't just special teams breakdowns that cost Kentucky. No, it wasn't the spark South Carolina backup quarterback Stephen Garcia gave the Gamecocks. No, it wasn't the injury to UK's only playmaking receiver, Dicky Lyons. No, it was not just the often times woeful play of the Kentucky offense.