January 2, 2021
Kentucky linebacker Jamin Davis, whose abdominal muscles look exactly like mine don’t, played a heck of a game for the Wildcats, highlighted by his third interception of the season plus a game-high 13 tackles and half a sack for good measure. Davis was everywhere and his playmaking helped UK’s defense get the stops it needed…
Before he went to the locker room to show off those dance moves, Mark Stoops had a brief sideline chat with ESPN for the postgame broadcast.
It might be easier to list the players who didn’t receive unsportsmanlike conduct penalties as both teams drew flags for extracurricular activity after the whistle on several occasions throughout the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. The unsportsmanlike conduct was an ongoing problem, and it got to the point of embarrassment when things continued late into the fourth…
The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl’s Most Valuable Player honors went to Kentucky’s A.J. Rose. Rose carried the ball a dozen times for 148 yards, an average of over 12 yards per touch in arguably his best game as a Wildcat. Rose began his UK career competing for a spot in the rotation with his then roommate…
January 1, 2021
Mark Stoops and two of his players, Landon Young and Josh Paschal, took time out of their Jacksonville fun to answer questions from the media in Friday’s pre-TaxSlayer Gator Bowl press conference. Josh Allen made a brief appearance too and you can see it all in the videos below. If reading is more of your…
Earlier today Mark Stoops confirmed his team is 100 percent and COVID-free down in Jacksonville after the final round of testing before the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. “We’re 100 percent,” Stoops said. “I was worried. The way 2020 went, you know, and you get popped on the very last test. I had people all around me…
Landon Young will play his final game as a Wildcat tomorrow, a five-year career on the Big Blue Wall ending with a fifth bowl game appearance. Prior to Young’s arrival at UK as an early enrollee in the 2016 recruiting class, it had been five years since Kentucky played in a postseason football game. “It’s…
December 30, 2020
Kentucky will have its full roster for the upcoming TaxSlayer Gator Bowl—no new opt-outs, no leaving teammates behind to prepare for the draft or pursue other opportunities. Kelvin Joseph is still gone from his departure prior to the end of the regular season, and reserve cornerback MJ Devonshire transferred to Pitt, but of the guys…
January 4, 2017
After a week of bowling in Jacksonville, The Depth Chart Podcast returns to discuss everything that happened in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. From the packed pep rally, to Top Golf and the triple option, we’ve got you covered. A few highlights: — The one player that led to Kentucky’s demise. — How fourth down changed…
January 2, 2017
Mark Stoops’ first bowl game as a head coach was my first Kentucky bowl game. Even though we left without an ideal result, the reward for Kentucky’s 7-5 regular season was still an enriching experience. Here’s the good and the bad, beginning with the bad (around the New Year, you must always finish with the…
January 2, 2021
Kentucky linebacker Jamin Davis, whose abdominal muscles look exactly like mine don’t, played a heck of a game for the Wildcats, highlighted by his third interception of the season plus a game-high 13 tackles and half a sack for good measure. Davis was everywhere and his playmaking helped UK’s defense get the stops it needed…
Before he went to the locker room to show off those dance moves, Mark Stoops had a brief sideline chat with ESPN for the postgame broadcast.
It might be easier to list the players who didn’t receive unsportsmanlike conduct penalties as both teams drew flags for extracurricular activity after the whistle on several occasions throughout the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. The unsportsmanlike conduct was an ongoing problem, and it got to the point of embarrassment when things continued late into the fourth…
The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl’s Most Valuable Player honors went to Kentucky’s A.J. Rose. Rose carried the ball a dozen times for 148 yards, an average of over 12 yards per touch in arguably his best game as a Wildcat. Rose began his UK career competing for a spot in the rotation with his then roommate…
January 1, 2021
Mark Stoops and two of his players, Landon Young and Josh Paschal, took time out of their Jacksonville fun to answer questions from the media in Friday’s pre-TaxSlayer Gator Bowl press conference. Josh Allen made a brief appearance too and you can see it all in the videos below. If reading is more of your…
Earlier today Mark Stoops confirmed his team is 100 percent and COVID-free down in Jacksonville after the final round of testing before the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. “We’re 100 percent,” Stoops said. “I was worried. The way 2020 went, you know, and you get popped on the very last test. I had people all around me…
Landon Young will play his final game as a Wildcat tomorrow, a five-year career on the Big Blue Wall ending with a fifth bowl game appearance. Prior to Young’s arrival at UK as an early enrollee in the 2016 recruiting class, it had been five years since Kentucky played in a postseason football game. “It’s…
December 30, 2020
Kentucky will have its full roster for the upcoming TaxSlayer Gator Bowl—no new opt-outs, no leaving teammates behind to prepare for the draft or pursue other opportunities. Kelvin Joseph is still gone from his departure prior to the end of the regular season, and reserve cornerback MJ Devonshire transferred to Pitt, but of the guys…
January 4, 2017
After a week of bowling in Jacksonville, The Depth Chart Podcast returns to discuss everything that happened in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl. From the packed pep rally, to Top Golf and the triple option, we’ve got you covered. A few highlights: — The one player that led to Kentucky’s demise. — How fourth down changed…
January 2, 2017
Mark Stoops’ first bowl game as a head coach was my first Kentucky bowl game. Even though we left without an ideal result, the reward for Kentucky’s 7-5 regular season was still an enriching experience. Here’s the good and the bad, beginning with the bad (around the New Year, you must always finish with the…