Kentucky football schedules open practice for April 1

Clear your schedules, Big Blue Nation. It’s (almost) football time in the bluegrass.

Spring practice is officially here, scheduled from March 6 through April 8, an opportunity for Kentucky to roll through 15 practices in pads before the end of the semester. It’ll be a very early taste of what’s to come this fall when the 2023 season kicks off.

One of those 15 practices will be open to the public, with Kentucky fans allowed through the gates of the Joe Craft Football Training Facility on Saturday, April 1 at noon ET.

The open practice will come in place of a traditional Spring Game, with the annual event canceled this year due to offseason renovations at Kroger Field.

Save the date: #Spring practice on Saturday, April 1 will be open to the public.

More details to follow. pic.twitter.com/yZnJsuS3Aq

— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) March 2, 2023

Kentucky is replacing the turf at Kroger Field this spring, thus making the intrasquad scrimmage a no-go in April. At the time of the announcement back in January, though, the program made it clear it was working on creating an event to open its doors to fans hoping to see their beloved Wildcats in action at some point during the monthlong period.

The turf at the practice fields has already been laid and sprayed, ready to roll for Monday’s first practice.

Ready for you @UKFootball!

The guys absolutely killing it the last few days!

Go cats! 😼 pic.twitter.com/NTCldponOa

— UK Sports Turf (@UKsportsturf) March 1, 2023

The Wildcats have already been hitting the weights to get ready for spring ball.

#MondayMotivation 😼🏋️ pic.twitter.com/ZnA3dt1xZn

— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) February 27, 2023

KSR Previews Spring Practice

What can fans expect from the Wildcats this month? The KSR crew has been breaking it down on the YouTube page this week.

Check out the quarterback, running back and pass-catcher positional previews:

We’ll see you at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility on April Fool’s Day.