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Catching up: Local players have hand in successful University of Kentucky football season

Saturday will be a special day in Lexington as the University of Kentucky football team takes on Georgia in a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on CBS.

Both teams are 7-1 and 5-1 in the Southeastern Conference and the Wildcats have a rare chance to win the SEC championship and put themselves in playoff contention.

Several Greater Cincinnati players are making key contributions to UK this season. Here is a glance:

John Schlarman, assistant coach

The Highlands graduate and former football standout there and UK is currently battling cancer and has been someone the Wildcats have rallied around.