(13) Georgia 42, Kentucky 38

Kentucky Can’t beat the Dawg Bite

Seconds weining down, Kentucky driving, and the fans going wild. The atmosphere waws electric and everyone at Commonwealth Stadium felt today was the day for a monumental Cat victory, however this was not the case as Randall Cobb threw a screen pass that did not get past Georgia lineman Demarcus Dobbs.

Dobbs was mobbed by teammates and the Kentcuky hopes for an upset fell, as the Georgia Bulldogs held on to defeat the Wildcats 42-38.

“It’s just the ways of the SEC”, said Coach Richt after the game. “We were very, very lucky to come out with this one.”

And in this one, they were extremely lucky. After falling behind early in the first quarter by the score of 14-0, the Kentucky offense found momentum, identity, and dominated through the rest of the game. Kentucky controlled the ball for over 34 minutes and had their longest scoring drive of the season on their first score, spanning over six minutes and 60 yards.

Freshman quarterback Randall Cobb said early in the week that he would not be nervous this game, and that last week was just first game jitters. That was true, as Cobb led the offense like a senior. Cobb completed 60% of his passes and ran for 85 yards.

The new styled option offense, which was employed just last week, really thrived, as the Cats gave the Dawgs fits all day. Kentucky rushed for a total of 256 yards, the most all season.

All the improvements and progress on offense were still not enough to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs. The defense continued to struggle, as they gave up 376 yards to quarterback Mathew Stafford. Stafford was able to zing balls into receivers often, as the Kentucky defenders seemed to be out of place or beaten on most passing routes. Senior receiver Mohammed Massaquoi had a career day torching the Kentucky defensive backs for eight catches, 191 yards, and a score.

The loss now gives the Kentucky Wildcats a 6-4(2-4) record. But, with the offense seemingly found, and a downtrotten Vanderbilt team and lackluster Tennessee Volunteers at the end of the season, hopes for a better destination for the bowl season is highly likely.