Cats and Vols prepping for season openers Saturday

23rd ranked Kentucky continues its preparations for its season opener Saturday afternoon at number eight Auburn, with pregame coverage beginning at 9 am Saturday on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com.

21st ranked Tennessee opens the season Saturday at South Carolina. The Vols will be without running back Dee Beckwith, who has an ankle injury and tight end Austin Pope, who had surgery in July for a herniated disc. Coach Jeremy Pruitt said on his weekly call-in show last night Pope is probably out for the year.