UK's Russell, Sanders to get their chances against South Carolina

Donald Russell didn't really do anything to get demoted from the No. 2 running back spot behind starter Derrick Locke. In four games, he carried the ball 18 times for 92 yards, a respectable average of a little more than five yards per carry. He caught four passes for 44 yards, and he held on to the ball.

Yet the week of the Ole Miss game, Coach Joker Phillips decided to move true freshman Raymond Sanders ahead of Russell as the backup tailback, saying Sanders' ability as a pass catcher and perimeter runner was a better fit for what the offense was trying to do.

Russell admitted he took the news hard.

"It was a little frustrating," he said. "I talked to my high school coaches and my family and just tried to stay mentally ready."

Russell didn't get a carry in the Ole Miss game, and Sanders was the first back off the bench in the Auburn game. Then the tide turned. Sanders wasn't able to get much going, and Locke went down with a stinger early in the third quarter.

Source: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/10/13/1476954/russell-sanders-to-get-their-chances.html

Al Herman Hans Herrmann Francois Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill