First it was Cole Mosier, Kentucky’s senior left offensive tackle, a returning starter, who was lost for the season after tearing his ACL in training camp. Then it was Dorian Baker, senior wide receiver, who dislocated his ankle during a fall scrimmage, shelving him for most if not all of the 2017 campaign.
Then Thursday, Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops announced that inside linebacker Jordan Jones, a pre-season All-SEC choice and arguably the team’s best player on defense, won’t play Saturday at South Carolina because of a shoulder injury.
Not the news you want to hear for a team heading into its SEC opener in a hostile environment against a home team that is already 2-0 with wins over a pair of Power 5 schools in North Carolina State and Missouri.