In Kentucky Football, the Wildcats lose a windy Music City Bowl and Rich Brooks announces that he’s 80% certain he will not be back next season. It’s a good thing we have basketball on Tuesday or this might take a while to get over.
I had been saving this pic for a Music City Victory Post, but I decided to go ahead and use it to celebrate the blood, sweat and tears Rich Brooks has given our program. We’ll do an ode to Rich Brooks post later in the week/s..
The game started with Morgan Newton looking better than we’ve seen him all year. The highlight of the game for Kentucky was the Newton to Mathews throw we’ve been waiting for all year. That play left most fans feeling good until the defense took the field. Clemson quickly moved down the field in five plays and beat our NFL defensive back for a TD. From there, the game slowed with a battle of field goals (for UK) and field position.
After a UK fumble giving Clemson the best starting field position they’ve had the entire game, you could feel it slipping away. The momentum had completely left the Cats and the already sputtering offense seemed like nothing could go their way. Even Mr. Do Everything, Randall Cobb dropped a few passes. When that starts happening, it just wasn’t meant to be. You could hear the fat lady warming up her pipes.
After the Cats failed convert on fourth down, the defense somehow forgot how to contain C.J. Spillman. They had contained Spillman the entire game, but with UK’s last opportunity for a possession on the line, Spillman ran the ball for consecutive first downs. And that’s when the fat lady officially began singing.
So where does that leave UK Football?
- Coach Brooks – He commented in the post game show that he is 80% certain he will not be back next season. He regrets not beating TN, SC, and a few close ones this year. He also addressed the progress of the program by saying, “It’s not where I want it be and where I think it needs to be”.
- Derrick Locke – At this point he’s still looking into his NFL draft options.
- Morgan Newton – Looked the best he has all year. He missed a few receivers who were wide open, but his confidence is something we haven’t seen in QB since Woodson.
