Article By straitpinkie on 13th August, 2009
Sure, they lost Rafael Little to the Tennessee Titans, but Derrick Locke had showed signs of brilliance during his freshman campaign and the team was also returning Tony Dixon and Alphonso Smith.
To be successful, Kentucky needed the ground game to step up because of its unproven air attack. That running game never really emerged.
The Wildcats went the entire season without a 100-yard rusher, the season-high being a 96-yard performance by Locke against Norfolk State.
At times, the best running threat was a true freshman wide receiver (Randall Cobb) who was forced to play quarterback simply because they couldn’t get the ball moving on the ground or through the air.
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