Chris Low of ESPN.com has named Kentucky’s Chris Matthews and Mike Hartline as two of the Southeastern Conference’s most improved players for last season.
Here is an excerpt:
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[B]7. Kentucky senior quarterback Mike Hartline:[/B] The suspension for the bowl game was unfortunate, but it doesn’t diminish what was a brilliant senior season for Hartline. He’d been plagued by inconsistency throughout much of his career and had the knee injury as a junior, but passed for 3,178 yards and 23 touchdowns while completing 66.2 percent of his passes this season.
[B]8. Kentucky senior receiver Chris Matthews:[/B] In his first season at Kentucky after coming over from junior college, Matthews showed flashes. But this season, he emerged as one of the most productive receivers in the league. He was second only to South Carolina’s Alshon Jeffery with six touchdown catches against SEC competition.
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Unfortunately for the Wildcats, both players were seniors.
Low’s top ten most improved:
1. Nick Fairley, Auburn
2. Knile Davis, Arkansas
3. Chris Relf, Mississippi State
4. Robert Lester, Alabama
5. Bradley Sowell, Ole Miss
6. Stevan Ridley, LSU
7. Mike Hartline, Kentucky
8. Chris Matthews, Kentucky
9. Prentiss Waggner, Tennessee
10. Anthony Leon, Arkansas
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