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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kentucky and No. 11 Louisville will be playing in the postseason, not that it matters to either of them this weekend.The Wildcats have recently entered the game trying to become bowl eligible, but Kentucky (6-5) beat Austin Peay last week to reach the six-win threshold. So now the Wilcats urgency is ending a five-game skid against their in-state rival in Saturdays battle for the Governors Cup and reaching seven wins for the first time since 2009.Its a little different, but its rivalry week and those games are always hard-fought, Kentucky senior running back Jojo Kemp said. So, its really the same with guys going out there with the mentality to just grind and make sure we do everything to get the win.The Cardinals (9-2) are looking to extend their dominance of the series, which is tied at 14.Louisville also wants to play well following last weeks 36-10 collapse at Houston that ended its outside chance of making the College Football Playoff. Players and coach Bobby Petrino have worked to put the mistake-filled loss behind them and reclaim the habits that had them in the playoff discussion for much of the season.The Cardinals have additional incentives beyond bragging rights. They can reach 10 wins for the first time since 2013 and keep Petrino unbeaten against Kentucky in this seventh meeting as Louisvilles coach.Ive never lost to them, either, senior linebacker Keith Kelsey said. Last year, I got hurt in the first half and couldnt come back in the game. This year, I want to be the one to carry the trophy off the field.---Here are other things to watch when Kentucky visits No. 11 Louisville:RESTARTING JACKSON: While quarterback Lamar Jackson (47 touchdowns) remains the Heisman front-runner, last weeks subpar effort opened the door for other hopefuls . Trophy talk has been muted this week by his focus on getting his team back on track. He hasnt been concerned about that (the Heisman), Petrino said of Jackson. He has been worried about his performance and how (he) can help (his) teammates and youve really got to take your hat off to him on how he has handled it and how much of a great competitor he is. He truly does care about his teammates.BALL PROTECTION: Both teams are prone to turnovers, with the Cardinals being the nations most generous team with fumbles. Theyre dead last of 128 FBS schools with 20 fumbles lost, just six fewer than the Wildcats (tied for 124th). Louisvilles minus-5 turnover margin is slightly better than Kentucky (-8), but both teams need improvement in that area to win.RUSHERS vs. RESISTENCE: Kentucky enters with its first pair of 1,000-yard rushers in junior Boom Williams (1,072) and Benny Snell, whose 1,006 yards and team-best 12 TDs are both freshman school records. Theyll face Louisvilles sixth-ranked rushing defense thats allowing just 99.2 yards per contest.SO LONG, SENIORS: Louisville will bid farewell to 23 players including 22 seniors on Saturday. Recruited by former coach Charlie Strong, many stayed on after Petrinos arrival in 2014 and are grateful to have played in bowl games and pursue a playoff berth this season. Its been a great ride and a great decision for all of us to come back, added Kelsey, one of several players who returned for a final season.SEEN BOTH SIDES: Lamar Thomas was Louisvilles wide receivers coach the past two seasons and helped recruit Jackson before joining Kentuckys staff in a similar capacity this fall. He said he expects to feel emotional seeing players he brought there and coached but noted, Im here now, Im enjoying it and I cant wait `til Saturday.---More AP College Football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Gary B. Graves on Twitter: www.twitter.com/GaryBGraves Jordan 12 For Sale Cheap Real . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. 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There was more people at the golf events than there was at the athletics. It was good to see, it really was. It seems like it was a great atmosphere down there. I think it was one of the cheaper tickets, as well, and I think that encouraged a lot of people to go.To see the crowds and see the turnout, I was glad to be somewhat proven wrong.McIlroy wasnt the only elite golfer to forgo the Olympics, joining a list that included fellow world top-4 players Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson. Nor was he the only one impressed at what he saw from the comforts of home.It came off, I thought, tremendous for the game, Spieth said. I enjoyed watching the finish to the Olympics and I wished I was there.Spieth previously made an 11th-hour decision to withdraw from the tournament over various health concerns, a decision he said he agonized over right until he finalized it.At the time I made the decision, it was the right decision for me, he continued. It was the hardest thing Ive had to do. The potential for regret was going to be there and it certainly was while I was watching, so thats why I tweeted out, Im looking forward to setting it as a goal to be there in 2020.Unlike McIlroy, who had been on vacation and without television coverage until the final hole on Sunday, Spieth said he watched from beginning to end.His favorite part?The passion that everyone was displaying; the videos I was getting from [U.S. team member] Rickie [Fowler] of all the guys and just how much fun everybody was having on and off the golf course, he said. The golf course was beautiful, and then the Olympic glory at the end of it. The combination of just about everything. It was from when I watched the opening ceremonies and on.dddddddddddd I knew that the opening ceremonies would be tough, but I still wanted to watch, like I watch every Olympics.The games No. 1-ranked player, Day stopped short of allowing that he felt any pangs of regret, but was similarly impressed with how golf was viewed.Seeing how everything kind of unfolded in Rio with how the golf was played, I think it was well-received amongst the world, actually, he said. I guess theres a lot more fans that can actually watch golf now that have never really watched it before, just because its in the Olympics. ... Im looking forward to Tokyo [in 2020]. If I can play my way on to that team, that would be great. Its four years away, obviously. Theres a lot of golf to be played from now until then. If I can play my way onto that team, that would be fantastic.Golf has already been guaranteed a place in the next Summer Games by the IOC, though its long-term inclusion remains uncertain.I would have really liked to play in the Olympics, but unfortunately where it was and all the other things that went along with it was my reason for not going, Johnson said. Nothing to do with golf in the Olympics. I thought it was great. I would have loved to have gone and played. But to me the risk wasnt worth it. So that was the reason I didnt go. But I would have really liked to have gone. I think it would be a neat experience and a lot of fun, and especially winning a gold medal would be even more fun.From top players who bypassed the Olympics for health concerns to those who suggested it was an event that didnt matter, they all took notice of their peers.Even McIlroy, who admitted he was wrong about golfs inclusion.I thought golf was sort of going to get lost a little bit, he said. 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