The University of Kentucky football team took to the practice field for the first time Thursday afternoon since arriving in Orlando, Fla., for its New Year’s Day game against Penn State in the Citrus Bowl.
Head Coach Mark Stoops said the team was enjoying the warm weather and that numerous players noted the improvement in playing conditions over last year, when the Wildcats shivered in 30-degree temperatures in Nashville in a 24-23 loss to Northwestern in the Music City Bowl.
The temperature reached the mid 70s in Orlando on Thursday. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 83 on Tuesday when Kentucky (9-3) takes on the Nittany Lions (9-3) of the BIg Ten at 1 p.