UK's ground game grinds out an offensive win

The first spring game with Joker Phillips as HC is finished, and it was the offense , the running game, that stole the show.
Kentucky's ground game accounted for 307 yards and two touchdowns in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000 fans at Commonwealth Stadium.
Sophomore Donald Russell, one of two tailbacks vying to be the backup behind senior Derrick Locke, carried the ball nine times Saturday for 118 yards and two touchdowns in leading the offense (Blue team) to a 60-25 win over the defense (White team).
Even given the offense's statistical dominance, Phillips was pleased with what he saw on both sides of the ball.
"In the scrimmage today, I liked the competition," Phillips said. "Some of you got with the players and talked about the scoring system, but I think it is fair. We have to get the defense off of the field. We weren't very good last year on third downs and getting off the field. That means third-and-1, third-and-2 and even third-and-longs weren't very good. That has been a huge emphasis to get off the field.
"I think the offense did a good job moving the ball. There were some big plays, but the offense didn't get the ball in the end zone enough, especially our number 'ones (first team).' I thought the 'twos' (second team) did a good job getting into the end zone and we made some big plays with our running backs."