Two Part Review (Football Edition)

This will be a two part overview of the exhilirating weekend in both football and basketball for the University of Kentucky.

First up, the pigskin miracle in Memphis as Kentucky, trailing East Carolina 16-3 at halftime, staged a second half comeback off an opening kickoff return and fumble recovery to defeat the Pirates 25-19.

To be honest, I didn't expect Kentucky to win this game. Riding a three game losing streak, two of those teams they should have beaten in Vanderbilt and Tennessee, the defense would have to make up for an anemic offense, and it did. Give Mike Hartline credit for doing a good job of managing the game in Randall Cobb's absence.

The only game I had seen East Carolina play in was against West Virginia earlier this season and they managed to keep the Mountaineers in check. That being said, I believe the fact that we used a pro-style offense in this game helped us to defeat East Carolina more than anything.

Mike Hartline has likely solidified the QB position for next season with his performance. It wasn't spectacular, but Randall Cobb will likely go back to wideout where he belongs and Morgan Newton and Ryan Mossakowski will battle Hartline in training camp.

Given the defections, especially of Andre Woodson, my expectations were low heading into the season. This bowl win shows that Kentucky may be on the way back in football. I don't think they will be able to hang with Florida anytime soon, but I would like to see Tennessee or Steve Spurrier lose at least once to Kentucky in my lifetime.