Kentucky defensive tackle out for season with injury

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky defensive tackle Lamar Mills has a torn knee ligament and will miss the rest of the football season, coach Rich Brooks said Thursday.<br> <br> Mills suffered the injury late during Sunday&#39;s game against Louisville. The 6-foot-1, 285-pound junior from Slidell, La., made a career-high eight tackles in the 31-24 loss to the 12th-ranked Cardinals.<br> <br> ``Disappointment is a mild term,&#39;&#39; Brooks said. ``This is devastating for him because he played such a great game. He has been playing better than he ever has, and this is a big disappointment, for him and for our defense.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Mills already has taken his redshirt season, which means the injury will cost him a season of eligibility unless the NCAA grants him a sixth season which is rare, but not unheard of.<br> <br> Mills started seven games in 2003 as a redshirt freshman and four games last season. He entered the season with 75 career tackles, including eight for loss.<br> <br> Mills&#39; injury depletes the Wildcats&#39; already-thin defensive line. Of the seven defensive tackles listed on Kentucky&#39;s preseason depth chart, four have missed time due to injuries or health issues. Besides Mills, Ricky Abren is out indefinitely with a broken wrist.<br> <br> Two other defensive tackles, Jason Leger and Myron Pryor, should be available Saturday, when Kentucky will host Idaho State. Leger missed the Louisville game with a knee sprain, while Pryor left the game because of leg cramps.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)