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Kentucky ready for season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky quarterback Patrick Towles and coach Mark Stoops have found it hard to contain their anticipation about new-look Commonwealth Stadium.

Stoops has occasionally stopped by to check progress of round-the-clock construction. Towles has found sanctuary there amid the clanging and cleanup.

''I'm a big fan of peaceful situations,'' Towles said. ''On Saturday there's not going to be a lot of peace, so I just wanted to get in there, relax and take it all in.''

When the action begins on the field, the junior quarterback aims to guide Kentucky past Louisiana-Lafayette in the coming-out party for the ''new'' CWS following a $120 million makeover.