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Joker believes he and his staff have the Cats ready for the opener at Louisville. At this point, the bulk of the work left for UK is between the ears of the players.

"I like the energy and the enthusiasm but from here on out it is all mental," says Joker.

The last thing any coach wants to see is too many or not enough men on the field.

"Physically we have done all we can do, now it has to be a mental preparation. Tomorrow's practice will be a lot of mental reps, getting guys on and off the field, making sure we are in transition in our special teams."

"We will play a mini game so to speak. We have to get our guys back fresh physically and sharp mentally."

Joker is sticking to what he said earlier this week that eight new players are expected to see their first action.
He anticipates the obvious, that there are going to be mental mistakes, but when that happens, do it going full speed. Don't hesitate.

One of the freshman who Joker continues to praise is the 5-foot-8 inch running back from Georgia, Raymond Sanders.

"Prepare them mentally so that they are relaxed and know their assignments," Phillips said. "We think that we have some pretty mature guys. Raymond Sanders is one of the most mature guys that we have ever had as a freshman ... We have got some old freshmen and they are old enough to understand that."