Tom Jackson thinks Strong, Phillips will enhance UK-UL rivalry

Tom Jackson is more known for his run as an ESPN analyst that has now gone on for more than 20 years. Jackson making an appearance Wednesday in Louisville for the Governor's Cup Classic luncheon, held annually to hype the Louisville-Kentucky football game that will be held Sept. 4 this year.Jackson's main focus was the future of the in-state rivalry; specifically, the two men now charged with leading their respective programs.

Both Louisville's Charlie Strong and Kentucky's Joker Phillips are in their first years as head coach, and Jackson feels that the presence of the long-time friends-turned-football-adversaries will greatly enhance the rivalry.

"It's Kentucky and Louisville, and as the years go on, it almost doesn't matter what sport. You say Kentucky-Louisville, you automatically get a certain amount of intensity that comes with that," Jackson said according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

"I think it's going to be enhanced by the fact that these two young African-American coaches are coaching these two football teams. I can't see that it wouldn't be."