Even though school is not in session for another 17 days, freshman Glenn Faulkner is getting in his fair share of cram sessions. Perhaps Kentucky's most highly touted freshman, Faulkner spent the summer getting over a few eligibility hurdles instead of being able to study co-defensive coordinator Rick Minter's complex defensive scheme. So the safety from East Saint Louis, Ill., has had less time to immerse himself in the system. But he doesn't expect it to slow him down."It's kind of been difficult, but my teammates and coaching staff have really been helping me catch up," Faulkner said at UK's Media Day on Friday morning. Faulkner said he considers himself a student of the game and hopes that will help him get acclimated faster. "I'm a thinker," he said. "I'm a thinker on the field." Coach Joker Phillips agreed with Faulkner's self evaluation. "We think he's a smart kid," Phillips said. "He's been in the film room a couple days that he's been here trying to learn. Same thing when he came here for the spring game. He's a guy that really loves to play the game, so we're excited about him."
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