Today on KSR: Drafting the Legends Game (for real)

@MrsTylerKSR

It’s Friday, and just the mere mention of that probably made some of you throw up your hands in joy like that fan up there. Here’s what you can expect from the world of UK Sports before you take off for the weekend.

We’ll hear from the football team

The football team got a well-deserved break from the media yesterday, but select players will be back in front of the mics today. TE Greg Hart, CB Zy’Aire Hughes, LB Courtney Love, CB Kendall Randolph, WR Tavin Richardson and OG Logan Stenberg are all scheduled to speak to reporters around lunchtime, so check back this afternoon for a full rundown. I’m most excited to hear from Stenberg, whom Denzil Ware called that “Big Dude with a Ponytail” on Wednesday:

Denzil Ware making a push for best UK football interview. Great stuff here about OG Logan Stenberg pic.twitter.com/1l7isMNbfz

– Jon Hale (@JonHale_CJ) August 16, 2017

The radio crew will draft the Legends Game teams (for real)

Yesterday, Drew and I did a mock draft of the players participating in the Legends Game and UK liked it so much that they’re letting us do it for real on the radio. Yet another reason to tune into today’s show, right? Here’s the list of players the guys will choose from:

Honestly, I think my Blue Team from yesterday will be hard to top. I was happy to see that over 60% of you agreed, picking my squad to beat Drew’s:

UK Legends Game: Mock Draft

Drew was so bitter over the poll results that he wrote a whole post about it last night, so let’s hope he drafts a better team today.

Council votes unanimously to relocate Confederate statues in Lexington

Mayor Jim Gray’s quest to relocate two Confederate statues in Cheapside Park took another step forward last night when the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council unanimously approved the resolution. Now, it will be presented to the Kentucky Military Heritage Commission, who must approve it before any action is taken.

Earlier this week, reports came out that a white nationalist group was planning a rally in Lexington to protest the removal of the statues, but yesterday, Lexington Police said, thus far, there has been no indication that such a protest will take place:

Statement regarding potential protests in Lexington. There is currently NO SPECIFIC EVENT planned. pic.twitter.com/yeVQRC9trc

— Lexington Police (@lexkypolice) August 17, 2017

Freakishly Tan Calipari is back

@UKCoachCalipari

August means two things: endless first day of school pictures on Facebook and Calipari getting his tan on. Fresh off a family vacation, Calipari showed up at a corporate event in Vegas yesterday looking like Magda from There’s Something About Mary. Usually Tan Calipari is also Swaggy Calipari, so you won’t hear me complaining.

“They’re all grown up” Moment of the Day

https://www.instagram.com/p/BX6GLFiFJ4d/?taken-by=ahmad_monk

Last night, Malik Monk shared this picture from the Panini NBA Rookie photo shoot, and I’ll be honest, it made me a little nostalgic for last year’s squad. I know we’ve got a great new group to look forward to, but the run Monk, Bam, Fox, and the Cats made in March was such a sweet surprise. And now they’re millionaires…

Happy birthday, Ryan Lemond!

Our favorite KSR sidekick/real estate agent turns the ripe age of 51 today, but after partying in Madisonville last night, he may feel a whole lot older. Tune into the show to check on his condition.