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()( TOBER 26 2007

NTUCKY KERNEL

CELEBRATING 36 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

Text-message warnings slower to start than hoped

Official says emergency system will begin running
within the next couple of weeks, after testing

_By Alice Haymoﬂl

ahaymond®kykernel com

In the last two months. UK has sent
out campus-wide e—mails alerting stu»
dents. faculty and staff of assaults on
campus. but emergency management
officials hoped to have been farther
along in using text—message wamings.

The text messaging would be part
of a new emergency notiﬁcation system
UK signed a purchase order for in late
August. At that time. the university‘s

intent was to send out sign-up sheets
for students to register with the system
by the end of September.

Within the next couple of weeks.
UK expects to launch the system. UK
Alert. which will give administrators
another way to contact the campus
community quickly in case of an emer-
gency. through a text message. e-mail.
voice message or fax.

Christy Giles. director of UK’s 0f—
fice of Emergency Management. had
been researching campus alert systems

for two years before the Virginia Tech
University shootings in April. which
prompted Giles and other UK adminis-
trators to speed up the process.

“It has taken. unfortunately. a little
longer than we had anticipated getting
the technical issues worked out." Giles
said.

Giles' office has trained staff to
know how to send out different emer~
gency alerts if something were to hap-
pen. The ofﬁce has also prepared mes-

sage templates for specific situations.

such as a tomado wanting.

The system will be up and running
in the first part of November as soon as
Giles runs a test on the registration
form to make sure students who sign

up for the service are actually added to
the list. she said.

“We are frantically working on
this." she said. “When you‘re dealing
with technology. sometimes you just
don’t know what the delays might be
until you get into it.“

Students and employees will be
able to choose what infomiation to sub—
mit to the system and how they want to
be contacted.

UK Alert will also be available to
parents. library patrons and Lexington
residents.

The university will continue to send
campus—wide safety advisory emails as
it does now. with UK Alert as an anoth—
er way of communicating.

The difference between UK Alert
and the current e-mails is that the con-
tent in a text message is brief and to the
point. and it also gives the recipient an
option to respond to certain notiﬁca-
tions by pressing No. l for “I need
help" or No. 2 for "I‘m OK."

Giles emphasized the need for mul-
tiple notiﬁcation methods so that when
an emergency happens. people will
know about it as soon as possible.

How soon those alerts would be
sent out during an emergency will de-
pend on the situation.

“If the need arose that a message
needed to go out immediately. it would

See Warnings on page Ii

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PHOTOS BY ED MATTHEWS i STAFF

UK women's basketball head coach Matthew Mitchell gets excrted after junior forward Jenn'c Jackson, holding the microphone, demonstrates her Sll’lgll'lg tal-
ents for the crowd at Women‘s Basketball Fan Day last night

The UK women’s basketball team ran onto the
ﬂoor of Memorial Coliseum last night amid the

cheers of fans young

and old for its ﬁrst-ever li‘an

Day. The event featured inﬂatable games and free

-57‘l8l8.

Leea Haarz watches as her 2year~old son, Zachary.
slides down an inflatable pyramid last night at Fan Day

com l.

exhibition game Nov.

posters. as well as a Blue-\Vhitc scrimmage.

More than 250 fans came out to take part in the
festivities. Head coach Matthew Mitchell asked the
each member of the team personal questions so the
fans in the stands could learn more about their
favorite players beyond the court.

The ['K I loops season begins at home with an
iagainst Kentucky Wesley an.
1 ickets for (singlet, Games go on sale that day in the
.l(oc Ir aft Centers ticket office. and season tickets can
be purchased by calling the UK Ticket Office at

l he team’s ﬁrst two games. which are exhibition
games. are free and do not require a ticket. according
to the L' K Athletics Web site iwww.ukathlctics.

Banquet to honor black UK students, alumni

ceive the Torch Bearer award
Opening remarks will be given
by Lyman M. Johnson. son of Ly-
man T. Johnson. The younger John-
son continues to uphold his father's

By Jasmine Whitlow

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(‘urrent UK students aren‘t the
only ones celebrating during home-
coming.

Tonight. paths of UK students
from the past will cross once again
as they return to Lexington for the
l7th annual Lyman T. Johnson
Alumni Homecoming Awards Ban-
quet. The event. which focuses on
black UK alumni. will be held
tonight at 7 in the Hyatt Regency
Hotel.

UK's Lyman T. Johnson Alum—
ni Constituent Group. which is a

part of the National UK Alumni As—
sociation. will host the banquet. Lye
man Tefft Johnson. the group’s
namesake. became the first black
student to attend UK in W49.

“The event has become an ex-
cellent opportunity for African-
American alumni to share memo-
ries and rekindle friendships. to
demonstrate pride and commit-
ment to the university." said Em-
mett “Buzz" Bumam. president of
the Lyman T. Johnson alumni
group.

The banquet not only allows
people to pay respect to the legacy
of Johnson. but also provides an or»

www.mnmacm.

portunity to acknowledge the many
achievements of black alumni and
present scholarships.

The events committee asked
each UK college to select a notable
alumnus who has positiyely impact~
ed his or her community and who
continuously makes fellow alumni
burst with "big blue pride" by mak-
ing a difference in his or her respec-
tive ﬁeld.

During the banquet. undergrad-
uate students will be recognized as
well. The Torch of Excellence
award will be given to an alumnus
from each college. and an under-
graduate from each college will re»

legacy by attending the banquet
each year. The legacy that broke the
racial barrier at the UK has served
as the pioneer for other minorities
to apply at the institution.

After speeches by alumni. fac—
ulty. staff. family and friends. there
will be a presentation by the
keynote speaker. Alicestyne Turley-
Adams. director of the National
Underground Railroad Research In-
stitution.

MyUK adds
wait-list info
to online
registration

By Juliana Vachon

ivachon®kykernalcom

Priority registration for Spring 2008 classes
starting next week will feature updated navigation
tools and the ability for students to see their posi—
tion on class wait lists.

“We did listen to concerns and comments after
the last priority registration and the opening of
term. and we made some changes." said Kathy
Hamperian. director of information management
and technical project manager of Integrated Re~
source lnforrnation Systems. a computer manage-
ment system UK is implementing.

Lack of visible wait-list positions and difficul-
ty in navigating UK's online campus management
W the student information system that went live in
February and includes students‘ email. billing and
personal infomiation. along with class registration
capabilities ., were among users' top concems.
Hamperian said.

Students and advisers working through the reg-
istration process will find a more user—friendly in-
terface. she said.

“A lot of it comes from getting used to the sys-
tem." Hamperian said. “Everyone should be a lot
more comfortable with what they're seeing."

The new student—infomiation system is a single
sign-on interface where students must log in using
Active Directory credentials.

Students should be aware of the new password
regulations requiring students to change their Link
Blue password every 90 days for security purpos-
es. sard Sidney Scott. manager of the Information
Technology (‘ustomer Service Center.

See MyUK on page 6

Columnist
Gender divide
still present
in newsrooms

We“ hit Sho_rt

news@kykernel com

Ellen Goodman graduated from Radcliffe Col—
lege as a history major with no joumalism experi-
ence. But she said nerve and endurance helped her
become a Pulitzer Prilcv'inning columnist. whose
work appears in 375 newspapers. from her start in
a primarily gender-segregated news business.

The syndicated columnist was the noted speak-
er for the 2007 Paul G. Blazer Lecture Series in the
Humanities yesterday at Memorial Hall.

"It is not an exaggeration to say her voice
has reached millions." said Ron Formisano. the
William T. Bryan (‘hair of American History at
UK.

Goodman had the audience laughing within the
ﬁrst minute of her speech titled “Men. Women and
Media: Is the Political (Tool Personal?"

“What I decided to do tonight is to try and
make sense of a major change that we're going
through as journalists and as Americans. a change
in the way we think about the relationship between
private and public life. between the personal and
the political." she said.

Goodman focused on two main issues through-
out her speech; an ongoing gender gap that inﬂu-
ences journalism and the increasing connection be—
tween the private and public lives of politicians.

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again. Though the actress. 38.
had been practically attached at
the hip to actor Day Shepard.
32. since July. her beau “as a
no—shois at the October 9 LA.
premiere of her short film (‘ut-
lass teyen though he has a role
in the ﬂick).

Four nights later. at her high
school reunion in Santa Monica.
California. ”Kate told people
that she is happily single and
was being really flirty." accord—
ing to a \yitncss. \y ho says that
Hudson only had eyes for NBA
star Baron Day is. a fortncr
classmate. "When Baron \yalked
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may be hoping for another rc-
union in the near future: One in»
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talking with ex Owen Wilson
over the phone about their rela-
tionship lthough a source close
to Wilson tlctttcs this).

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tor. 38 mo months reinoi ed
ti'om liis August suicide attempt

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LA. and spend quality time
\sith his brothers Luke and An-
drew in Austin. Texas. this past
weekend. Says an eyewitness
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chilling by the pool at the Four

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Kate Hudson phoning Owen?

Seasons Hotel in Austin on ()\-.
tobei' l3. "He looked relaxed."

Kate And William Fired Up

Looks like Kate Middleton
lnis the royal seal of apprmal.
She and Prince William. both
25. trayeled to Queen it‘ll/11‘
beth‘s Balmoral estate in Scot:
land on October ll. The itiner-
ary included shooting practice
for Middleton much to her
prospectoc father—iirlaw's de-
light. "Prince (‘harles looked
proud." a “ltncss tells lls. Ani—
mal rights campaigners. hoiyei -
cr. weren‘t so enamored. and
critici/cd Middleton (who yiorc
camouflage) for hunting.

The truth: She only shot titt-
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to kill an animal say s a pal. De:
spite the family—oriented yieek~
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\\ ho reconciled in June doiyn—
play \scdding talk. noting the
prince will start a four—month
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January. “An engagement is a
while away." says the friend. but
adds. “They will get married."

Kate Walsh's B-Day Bash
They play doctors on TV.
but the Greys Anatomy east
partied like rock stars when they
celebrated Kate Walsh‘s 40th
birthday at LA. hot spot Parc on
October l3. Walsh. her husband.
Alex Young. and about if)
friends including former
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Justin (‘hainbcrs and Walsh‘s
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ey er named this past year"
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great time?“

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most uiiexpccted‘.’ “A lot of the
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Skinner’s
Cats in
position

again

There's more to beiiig a stic-
cessful collegiate coach thaii the
ratio between the figure in the left
column of wins and the right col—
umn of loss—
es.

Holding
back the tears
of joy while
hoisting tip a
championship
trophy on a
breakaway
stage is only
half of the
story of the
men and
women who
pace up and
down the sidelines in a tailorsmade
suit. pinstripes and all.

Yes. there's more to being a
good coach then just looking the
part.

It‘s being a master of the oltl
cliche w to make something otit
of nothing. It‘s being able to come
into a new situation eyery year and
find the pathway to winning, lt's
countering the challenge of plug»
ging the holes from the most re-
cent year with fresh sparks for
years to come.

That's exactly what UK yol-
leyball coach Craig Skinner has
been doing since he took on the
challenge of his first head coach—
ing job. coming to UK in the stitn—
mer before the 2005 season. Al-
ready it's been a successful run.

He has made his mark on UK
athletics. In his first year at UK.
with all players unfamiliar to him.
he took the team to the NCAA

J.D.
WILLIAMS
Kernel
columnist

IIISI'I'IIII

freshman .ltiss‘ic ii'it't‘ulb" fast“: the ;i
saittUKaiiii‘tir iit"‘M‘V> . i ' -'

Swimming and

(l:‘_

diy'ing‘ team doesn’t look to sink after losing

'l‘hey‘ye asked me questions — how do we keep
them tip after a big win? 1 low about the opposite
problem — ht )\\' do we keep them tip after a big loss?”
— UK head coach Rich Brooks on motivating the Cats for

Saturday's homecoming game against Mississippi State after the
loss to Florida last weekend.

ELLIOTT NESS l STAFF

in them he: through the tour veais being in the hunt to he, in the NCAAs iii i‘t‘l itt‘isltl‘lel‘ war anif all her vears,’

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national champion

lslih on the platform eyent at the SEC
('haiiipioiisliip

like last year this year. shell be in the
nationals and be stieccsstul."

\\iisli. natiyc. layors the

exeiit. itist as Ignacio did,

By Leila Kalegi platform

Lug»; " t.

Tournament. where the (tits lost in

it‘d

the first round.
The 3005 success w as fol»

lowed by another NCAA berth last

season . . only that time. the (‘ats
beat Tennessee. It was the first
time since 1993 that the team was
triumphant against a ranked oppo-
nent. The Cats‘ win came on their
way to the second consecutive
NCAA Tournament. where they
advanced to the second round and
then lost to Purdue.

So you cart only imagine w hat

the man from Muncie. ind. can do

with three All-Southeastcm (‘on-

ference selections and a top candi-

date for conference frosh of the

\ittioiial thaiiipionships .iiid
Soiitlicasteiii (oiiteiciite
nothing new to the l ls s\\llllllllli‘.‘ .iiid
diying team But this the
team's diying leadci laiyii Ignacio.
who \\as .i national tliaiiipioii iii both
the l‘llls‘lt‘t' and platfoiiii c\eiits is
gone

lgiiat :o and teaiiiiiiatc ,locy Biowti
both giadiiated. but diyiiig \l‘tlkll \Ill‘iL
Lydeii is confident in the ctii'ieiit
\ll\c‘f\

"\\c don’t liayc laiy ii. and we don‘t
hate .locy. so it's a big loss." [\dcii
said “\Vcoc lSi‘iowdt‘iil
coming in \ou can‘t replace those girls.

li .
lilic\ .ll.

\L'dSt‘ll

SUI .lc‘SSlc‘

"l'iii scciiig Jessie do-
iiig some good stuff this
yeai l \deii “.\nd
I'm seeing liei thiough the
font ycai's being in the hunt
to be in the \'(‘.\ \s in her
freshmen year and all her

years."

said

".It'sStL"\ gl'c‘itt She's
got a lot of talent.“ said sc
iiioi diyci Kari Rett'uiii
"It's awesome to haye
someone to push you at
lllitttlly t" k‘\t‘l’-\tlit-\
Retiion, a fifth ycai
se'iioi. is hoping this ycai

is hei yeai‘. and lyden is

”Our goal is to be
in the top four in
the SEC, and that's
tough because the
top four teams in
the country are in
the SEC."

GAiiv CONELLY

l..ist season at hei first
Ilillltttldlrcllitlllpltttlsllll‘ ap
pearaiicc which was held
iii Minneapolis. she tin-
tshcd lltli iii the plattoi‘iii
cycnt and lltli iii the 1
meter. Now. almost a year
later. the she wants more.

“I liayc higher goals
set than l did last year."
Reti'uiii said, ”I‘m going to
do my best. and hopefully
that will take me to
N(‘,\,\\ again,"

Returning toi the
men‘s side are diyci's iu
iiioi‘ Justin Smith and in

[y den said he thinks all of the
diycrs hayc the skills and capability to
make ll to nationals

"My cypcttations aie we get to na-
tionals." he said "I e\pcct them to
make it to the finals. I don‘t see them
being there and being intimated by 11tl_\~
one else U

The diyers aren't the only one who
are confident about this season. The
swimmers think they will have the
same amount of success as and
possibly nioie than they did last
year

"t )tii' goal is to be in the top four in
the SILC. and that’s tough lX‘edLlsL‘ the top
four teams iii the totiiitiy are in thc Sl:(‘."

5‘11“” h” thud ““150“ at tlte btit she's talented enough that she can positinc about her abilities, coining ti‘csliman Stcphcii \iidrcws said swimming coath (iaty ('oiielly. "Re-

helm.

The (‘ats followed tip last
year‘s performance with one oi
the best starts to their season in
recent years. hopping otit to a LL
3 record. including a S-l start
against Southeastem Conference
opponents. But it was a loss to
Florida. the conference's top
team. on Oct, 5 that turned the
season‘s hot streak into a seesaw
between the (‘ats being the force
to be reckoned with and the
wrecked.

Since being swept by the
Gators. the Cats haye won cy cry
weekend they‘yc played. The oiily
problem is that they We lost eyery
weekend too.

Although the (‘ats picked tip a
win against a stellar opponent in
Louisiana State on Oct. l-I. it‘s the
losses to the other powers in the
SEC that 17K has to make tip
ground for. UK has fallen \ ictiin
to only' three SEC teams: Alabama.
Ole Miss and Florida all of
which are the only teams ahead of
UK in the SEC standings or. iii
Ole Miss' case. tied with ['K.

See Williams on page 5

compete w itli those girls ”
Snowdcii. a fi'eshiiian and lssatiiiah.

Catopoly’s not shakin

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r .

"She had .I heels of a ycai last year."
he said “.\iid if she can lia\c a year

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different meaning for eyei'y‘one
associated with l'K. I‘Ul‘ traicr—
titties and soi'oiitics. it is a time
for competition and the right to
be called homecoming chainpr
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conic bat k to campus.

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is celcbrating l'K's (ﬁnd annual
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lllt‘ test of the l'K football team
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Quarterbacks

Did Andre Woodson get out-Heismaned last
week by Florida‘s Tim Tebow'.’ It's hard to say. But
Woodson certainly didn't hurt himself. The senior
quarterback passed for a season-high 4l5 yards and
five touchdowns in front of a nationally televised au—
dience. Mississippi State quarterback Wesley Carroll
has showed early in his career that he‘s going to be a
force to reckoned with in years to come in the
Southeastern Conference. Two weeks ago against
Tennessee. the redshirt freshman tossed two touch-
downs and threw for more than 200 yards. He‘s also
yet to throw an interception in [09 attempts.

Advantage:

Receivers

You have to tip your hat to Keenan Burton. The
senior wide out has battled illness and multiple in-
juries throughout the season but has still managed to
make 44 catches for 544 yards. Senior Steve Johnson
and Dicky Lyons Jr. have stepped up as well. com—
bining for 1,058 yards and 12 touchdowns on 75
catches. MSU's receivers have been far from stellar
in the 2007 campaign — only three of the Bulldogs‘
receivers have caught l0 balls or more. Leading
MSU receiver Tony Burks‘ 22 catches would only be
fifth best on the Cats' roster. trailing Burton. Lyons.
Johnson and senior tight end Jacob Tamme.

Defensive Line

Don‘t look now. but all of a sudden the UK de-
fensive line is slowly starting to become a strength.
Everybody already knew UK had a legitimate pass-
rush threat in sophomore Jeremy Jarrnon (6.5 sacks
through eight games). but it was the Cats‘ ability to
contain the run game of Tebow that surprised peo-
ple. MSU's Titus Brown has been a force at the de-
fensive end for the Bulldogs. but the senior‘s six
sacks are one more than the rest of the defense com-
bined. The Cats' would be wise to take advantage of
a weak Bulldogs rush defense that was gashed for
262 yards last week against West Virginia.

Secondary

UK and MSU's secondary units are nearly even
in every statistical category. but the advantage goes
to the Bulldogs because of a sub-par performance by
the Cats' defensive backs against the Gators. The
UK secondary gave up 256 yards through the air.
largely because of big plays by Tebow. Led by junior
comerback Derek Pegues. the Bulldogs” secondary
has been extremely stingy. The MSU defensive
backs give up less than 200 yards a game. but they
will be severely tested by Woodson tomorrow

Overall

At 4-4 overall. and with a huge win at Auburn. MSU is
certainly no pushover. MSU doesn‘t have a single threat at
any particular position that Should scare the Cats. but with just
two wins left until they're bowl eligible. the Bulldogs will
definitely come to play. The Cats come into this one banged
up and desperate for the bye week after their toughest stretch
of the year. but don‘t expect a letdown. Head coach Rich
Brooks is simply too good of a coach to let his team lose fo-
cus of the ultimate goal. and the added incentives of the SEC
race and a homecoming crowd should fuel the Cats to their
seventh win of the year.

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Asst Sports Editor
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Running Backs

Offensive Line

Led by an experienced senior center. Royce
Blackledge. the MSU offensive line has been a for—
midable one. The MSU line has helped the Bulldogs
to a decent running game and has given up a modest
14 sacks on the year. Meanwhile. UK‘s offensive
line continues to puzzle just about everybody. After
shutting out arguably the best defense in the nation
in Louisiana State two weeks ago. the Cats gave up
a whopping five sacks against an undersized Gator
defensive line. Still. the offensive line continues to
open huge holes for the running game no matter who
is at tailback.

Linebackers

Normally this category would go to the opposing
team. considering all the injuries UK has endured at
the tailback position. but somehow the Cats keep
producing in the running game. Senior Rafael Little
will miss his third consecutive game. but junior
Tony Dixon is expected to play tomorrow alongside
freshman Derrick Locke. who has carried the ball 3-1
times for I40 yards in the last two games. The Bull-
dogs' Anthony Dixon has been every bit as good as
was during his record-setting freshman year. After
setting the all-time MSU mark for rushing attempts.
yards and touchdowns for a true freshman. he has al-
ready broken all three records with l84 carries for
755 yards and II scores.

Florida head coach Urban Meyer raved about
Wesley Woodyard after last week's game. and for
good reason. The senior linebacker simply has a
knack for finding the football and making a big play
no matter who the competition is. Woodyard‘s 84
tackles leads the SEC. and it looks like his lead will
only increase as the season winds down. MSU fea-
tures a bevy of experienced linebackers who have
had decent years in the middle of the defense togeth-
er. Junior Jamar Chaney leads the Bulldogs with 5]
tackles. and senior Gabe O‘Neal and junior Dominic
Douglas each have 50 stops.

Special Teams

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in a battle of “who‘s the less bad of the two." the
(fats narrowly escape with the edge on special
teams. The Bulldogs” special—teams unit has been
all—around dreadful. MSU is dead last in kickoff re-
turns in the SEC and second-to-last in punt retums
and field goal percentage. UK‘s special teams by no
means has been good this year. but junior Tim Mas~
thay has been rather consistent in the punting game
and continues to boot kicks deep on kickoffs.

Senior wide

» receiver Steve
= Johnson goes up
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UK's 45—37 loss
to Florida last
weekend The

> Cats have an
advantage
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at the wrde
receiver position
with their trio of

.. wideouts that

include Johnson,
and seniors
Keenan Burton
and Dicky lyons

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