Travel observer

With an off week before the University of Kentucky plays Tennessee, many Wildcats fans might want to think about bowl scenarios for their team.
UK (6-5) is bowl-eligible for the third straight year for the first time since 1949-51. But the Wildcats could have been in better position had they won last week against Vanderbilt.
While the Chick-fil-A-Bowl and Outback Bowl looked like possibilities before the loss, it appears the Music City Bowl or Liberty Bowl are likely destinations, with the Chick-fil-A-Bowl still a possibility.
Two bowl projections on ESPN.com placed UK into the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31 in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Schlabach has UK playing Wake Forest; Bruce Feldman has the Wildcats meeting Florida State.
UK has won that game two straight years, and recently a number of players expressed a desire to play elsewhere.
CBSSportsline.com and CNNSI.com have UK slated for the Liberty Bowl in Memphis against Houston on Jan. 2. NBCSports.com has Tulsa and Kentucky matched up in the Liberty Bowl.
The Wildcats have seen some good things out of several true freshmen this season, but one disappointment has been Aaron Boyd.
The wide receiver from Lexington Henry Clay has played in 10 games but has only five catches for 46 yards with a long of 16 yards.
But the former Courier-Journal All-State selection is making strides, and that showed on Monday in UK's only junior-varsity game of the season.
Boyd hauled in seven passes for 107 yards and one touchdown in a 55-28 victory over Fork Union Military Academy.
"Boyd did some good things," coach Rich Brooks said. "He'll also be able to see what he needs to work on, like his speed and getting out of breaks. But the good thing about it is, if the ball is in his vicinity he'll go up and make a play on it."
UK had 371 yards in the game. Sophomore Trey Bowland gained 128 yards on 16 carries, and sophomore Caleb Newton was 5 for 5 for 100 yards and one touchdown.
Ryan Tydlacka made a 43-yard field goal.
UK's offensive line is one of the best in the nation despite being hampered by injures. The line has allowed just 10 sacks for 65 yards, ranking ninth in the Football Bowl Subdivision in sacks allowed.
Air Force leads the nation with just two sacks allowed in 11 games.
Redshirt freshman quarterback B.J. Coleman will get a shot at playing when Tennessee faces Vanderbilt on Saturday, coach Phillip Fulmer said.
"The truth of it is we haven't done very well consistently. There's no reason not to try anything that's available out there. B.J. will get his opportunities during the game, and we'll see what happens," Fulmer said.
The Vols (3-7, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) have played junior Jonathan Crompton and sophomore Nick Stephens at quarterback, but neither one has sparked enough production on offense to keep the team from going into a tailspin.
Coleman had his first true shot to show the fans what he can do when he started in Tennessee's junior-varsity game against Hargrave Military Academy on Thursday. He finished 22 for 31 passing for 325 yards and two touchdowns.
If Vandy beats Tennessee, it would mark the first time it has beaten the Cats and Vols in the same season since 1982.
UK will try to snap a 23-game losing skid to Tennessee. The Volunteers haven't lost to UK and Vandy in the same season since 1964.

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