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'Cats And 'Dores Hook Up In Nashville
A third consecutive winning season will be on the line for the University of Kentucky football Wildcats when they meet the Vanderbilt Commodores in a crucial Southeastern Conference showdown at 11:40 a.m., CST, Saturday at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville. The game will be televised nationally by the Turner Network including superstation WTBS in Atlanta and WTVQ-TV in Lexington.
The contest marks the third television appearance in its last four games, as well as the third road game in four outings for Coach Jerry Claiborne's team, which defeated East Tennessee State, 23-13 last Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium.
In the East Tennessee State contest, the Wildcats began the fourth period trailing the
Buccanneers from the Southern Conference 13-10, before rallying behind the clutch running of freshman tailback Ivy Joe Hunter and the leg of sophomore placekicker Joe Worley to put the game away. Hunter pushed for 58 yards on 10 carries in the second half, including an eight-yard touchdown run in the fourth period, and added a 26-yard gallop on Kentucky's next drive to set up a Worley field goal of 23 yards.
Junior quarterback Bill Ransdell made his first start since being injured against Clemson one month ago, and responded by completing 19 of 29 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown, a 24-yard strike to tight end Mark Wheeler on the Wildcats' opening drive. The only other points the Wildcat offense could generate was a 43-yard first-quarter field goal by Worley, until Hunter
was inserted into the lineup at the beginning of the final period.
Vanderbilt had an open date last week, following a 35-7 setback to the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford two weeks ago. The Commodores, coached by George Mclntyre have struggled with injuries all season in posting a 2-5-1 ledger. The highlight of the season for Vandy thus far has been their 13-13 tie with Georgia three weeks. The Commodores saw their chances for a major upset fade when they missed a field goal as time expired.
Mclntyre is in his seventh year as head coach at Vanderbilt. His record to date is 24-50-1, including an 8-3 mark in 1982 when the Commodores played in the Hall of Fame Bowl.
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RUSHING
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Higgs
Hunter
Gardner
Derry
Burbage
Baker
Ransdell
Wheary
Jones
Allen
Dooley
TOTALS
a	ATT	YDS	Y?R	YPG	ID	LR
8	146	558	3.8	69.8	3	24 ET
8	113	466	4.1	58.3	4	39 MS
4	17	67	3.9	16.8	2	26 ET
6	21	47	2.2	7.8	0	10 8G
3	4	9	2.3	1.1	0	4 ET
8	2	4	4.0	0.5	0	6 CL
1	3	4	1.3	4.0	0	4 CI
6	28	3	0.1	0.5	0	9 GA
8	1	3	3.0	0.3	0	3 CI
8	4	0	0.0	0.0	0	3 LS
3	2	-6	-3.0	-2.0	0	-2 MS
6	14	-12	-0.8	-2.0	0	17 MS
8	355	1143	3.2	142.9	9	39 MS
PASSING Ransdell
Dooley
Allen
Tesar
Jones
TOTALS
G ATT CMP TNT
6 136 80 6 6   99 49
3 5 2 S 1 1 8     4 0
PCT JD   YDS LP 58.8   4 1218 82 BG 2   513 43 MS
0 13 9 LS 0 10 10 GA 0       0   0 LS
4 ',9.5
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0 100.0
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8 246 132   10   53.7   6 1754 82 BG
RECEIVE	G G	LOT	CPG	YDS	YPC	ID	LP
Burbage	8.	25	3.1	418	16.7	0	38 MS
Derry	8	20	2.5	204	10.2	2	35 TO
Logan	8	19	2.4	186	9.8	2	43 MS
Pitts	8	18	2.3	278	15.4	1	49 CI
Wheeler	8	14	1.8	183	12.9	1	30 GA
Higgs	8	11	1.4	113	10.3	0	34 CI
Bryant	8	a	1.0	156	19.5	0	82 BG
Jones	8	6	0.8	73	12.1	0	20 BG
Wheary	8	3	0.4	60	20.0	0	36 CI
Penn ingt	on 8	3	0.4	27	9.0	0	18 BG
Curry	8	1	0.1	16	16.0	0	16 ET
Hunter	4	1	0.3	13	13.0	0	13 ET
Sexton	8	1	0.1	10	10.0	0	10 GA
Sellers	a	1	0.1	9	9.0	0	9 LS
Led ford	8	1	0. 1	8	8.0	0	8 CI
TOTALS	8	132	16.5	1754	13.3	6	82 BG
PUNTING	NO	YDS AVG			LP		
Tesar	48	1979 41		.2	67 GA		
FIELD GOALS		ATT	MADE	LK			
Worley		24	16	46	ET		
PUNT RETURNS NO   YDS   AVG TD LR
Williams 14   167 11.9   I 57 CL
Burbage 16     90   5.6   0 47 TV
TOTALS 30   257   8.6   1 57 CL
K0 RETURNS NO YDS   AVG TD LR
Logan 10 161 16.1   0 26 MS
3urbage        2   41 20.5   0 27 TO
Pitts 1   17 17.0   0 17 LS
Jones 1     9   9.0   0   9 GA
TOTALS 14 228 16.3   0 27 TU
INTERCEPTION RETURNS NO   YDS AVG TD LR
Hairs ton
Mayes
Douglass
D. Johnson
Caldwell
Cover
Kremer
TOTALS
6.5 5.3 7.0 0.0 -8 -4.0 21 21.0 11 11.0
26 16 14 0
20 GA
13 ET
14 CL 0 LS 0 CI
21 CI 11 ET
80   5.3   0 21 CI
1985 RESULTS    (5-3 OVERALL,  1-2 SEC)
	UK	OFF	ATTEND
9/14 Bowling Gre	en 26	30	57.620
9/21 Tuiane	16	11	56,812
9/28 Cincinnati	27	'y. i	57,192
10/ 5 Clemson	.'26	7	58,230
10/12 Mississippi	State     " 33	19	58,345
TEAM	UK		0PP
FIRST DOWNS	147		132
Rushing	57		58
Passing	79		69
Penalty	11		5
Rushing Att/Yds	355-1334		313-1363
Rushing Yards Lost 191			236
Net Rushing	1143		1127
Yards Per Rush	3.2		3.6
TDs Rushing	9		10
Passes/Coop/Int	246-132-10		261-119-15
Passing Yards	1754		1412
Yards Per Pass	7.1		5.4
TDs Passing	6		5
Field Goals/Att	16-24		6-14
Int/Yds Ret/TD	15-80-0		10-126-0
Total Plays	591		575
Total Yardage	2887		2539
Yards Per	Play	4.9				4.4	
Yards Per	Game	360.9			317.3		
Punts/Blocked		48-0			5	2-0	
Punting Yds/Avg		1979-41.2		2168-41.6			
Punt Ret/Yds		30-257			15	-49	
Klckoff Ret/Yds		14-288		26-		461	
Penalties/Yds		40-410		56-		487	
Fumbles/Lost		22-12			21	-14	
3rd Down Conversions 42-133				47-		128	
4th Down Conversions 3-8						4-9	
Time of Possession		249:42		230:18			
		SCORING					
			P	A		T	
	TD S	rc	K	P		R	TP
Worley	0 0	16x24	13x13	0		0	61
Logan	5 0	0	0	0		0	30
Higgs	4 0	0	0	0		0	24
Derry	2 0	0	0	0		0	12
Hunter	2 0	0	0	0		0	12
Pitts	1 0	0	0	0		0	6
Wheeler	1 0	0	0	0		0	6
Williams	1 0	0	0	0		0	6
Dooley	0 0	0	0	0x1		0	0
Ransdeli	0 O	0	O	0x2		0	0
KY	16 0	16x24	13x13	0x3		0 157	
OPP	15 1	6x14	11x12	1x1		0 123	
	SCORE BY QUARTERS						
KY 27	40	37        53 -		157			
OPP 21	15	54        33 -		123			
DEF. L'DRS	1-HIT ASST QBS		TP FC	FR	IC	KT	
L. Smith	54	44 0	0 1	1	0	1	
Mazza	49	26 3(-33)	1 2	0	1	2	
ChenauIt	38	27 1(-10)	1 0	0	0	1	
Kremer	35	34 0	0 0	1	0	1	
Williams	33	22 4(-33)	0 1	0	0	3	
Hairston	29	18 0	0 0	4	0	2	
Reese	29	12 2(-3)	1 1	0	0	1	
Velotta	29	15 2(-28)	1 3	0	0	1	
DumbauId	23	17 3(-31)	1 1	1	0	0	
Douglass	20	9 0	0 0	0	0	2	
Shannon	18	15 2(-14)	1 0	1	0	0	
Yarano	17	20 0	0 0	0	0	0	
Mayes	16	14 0	0 0	0	0	0	
Wllkins	15	33 0	1 0	0	0	I	
Sexton	10	7 0	0 0	0	0	2	
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Hoop Recruiting Nears Boiling Point
By the time next week's issue of TCP arrives at your home, the future homes of many of the nation's top basketball prospects will probably be decided and that could be either good news or bad news, as far as the University of Kentucky is concerned.
Kentucky's best-developed plans to enjoy a great recruiting year may have been derailed by the news of alleged wrongdoings in a Lexington newspaper investigative article last week. Then again, maybe the damage won't be as serious as some of UK's rivals hope for.
Of most concern to Kentucky coach Eddie Sutton and his staff have to be the likes of Rex Chapman, Terry Mills, Felton Spencer, Kevin Pritchard, Derrick Miller, Jon Fedor, Ricky Jones and a few others.
Based on what has been published recently, it's doubtful the Wildcats will be hit with a penalty which would result in suspension from post season tournaments. Perhaps scholarships would be limited. Perhaps the University will have to make several changes, even personnel wise, but it's not likely to result in a decision to keep the Cats from playing in NCAA.
There are two reasons. Number one is, contrary to what has been published elsewhere, there is more emphasis by the NCAA on a youngster being given inducements to sign than being given an inducement after he is enrolled. Of course, that is based on the fact that the en-ducemcnt was not promised to him before he was signed.
Secondly, the NCAA has a track record of being much more tolerant with basketball teams than football teams. The NCAA doesn't get a slice of the money pie from post season foot ball bowls so it doesn't mind biting the hand which the NCAA doesn't feed upon.
In basketball, the NCAA's big money producer is the NCAA Basketball Tournament and the buckets of money brought in through its very lucrative television contract. The boys up at CBS-TV (or any other network which would have the contract) wouldn't take too well to the notion that several of the top teams'might be forced to stay home and deny the fans (televi sion ratings, folks) the opportunity to watch them.
Sure, there have been some teams on such probation (like North Carolina State back in the early 1970s) but they've been few and far apart in comparsion with football. There are even a few this year, but not exactly the big-name ones
A third reason (unless something is uncovered which hasn't been during the Herald-Leader's seven-month investigation) could be that the newspaper itself admitted it could find no wrongdoing as far as recruiting was concern ed. That, most likely, will be the major fact
Kentucky was hoping for some early signees UK will most likely sign Reggie Hanson, the early committment who said last week that he "can't wait" to attend UK next year.
Romulus, Michigan, superstar Terry Mills made his official visit to Kentucky this past weekend, a couple days after a Detroit, Michigan, newspaper published an article which suggested he would sign a national letter-in intent with the Wolverines next week. Mills denied he had made such a decision.
Mills had been considered UK's best shot for the past year or so. He has seen several games at Rupp Arena and he has, more than once over the past couple years, made known his fondness of the Kentucky program. But some of that
changed during the spring and summer when Michigan coach Bill Freider launched his campaign to win the youngster over.
Long before the Herald-Leader story, some recruiting experts suggested that Mills was thinking more and more about signing with Michigan. But UK remained confident that "nothing had changed with Terry."
Rex Chapman is another story. He's perhaps the hottest recruit to come down the pike in the Bluegrass State since, well, I can't remember. He's considered by most everyone as one of the nation's top five prepsters who can play either the point or second guard.
For Kentucky, he is considered a must because the Wildcats have so long controlled the state of Kentucky (outside Louisville) when it comes to the most talented players. On the other hand, Denny Crum would love to sign the youngster, not only because of his talent, but to put and end to the statement above, that of UK controlling the state.
It doesn't stop there. Western Kentucky's Clem Haskins feels his program is on the edge of big-time and that Chapman would be the missing piece of the puzzle to take the Hilltop-pers back to the promise land. After all, Rex's father played and graduated at Western.
And, of course, there are North Carolina and Georgia Tech. Both have highly visible and successful programs, and he could choose either, but Chapman would deal the image of Kentucky basketball its worst blow yet if he decided to line up with an Atlantic Coast Conference team over an in-state team.
Felton Spencer. A young man whom everyone considers locked up to Louisville for the past couple years. Others are recruiting him and Eddie Sutton says he won't give up. but insiders insist Sutton is wasting his time. . . Unless Spencer should begin having doubts about playing time on that Cardinal squad which is loaded from top to bottom.
Some recruiting experts feel that Spencer is more of a Kentucky-type player, because of his size and style of play, that he's not the race-horse up-and-down the floor in the typical mold of a Cardinal player. But he's also home-produced and Denny Crum doesn't lose many of those he wants to keep around.
Kentucky's staff is realistic to the situation, particularly with all the rumor mills working at capacity. Sutton's approach has been to be honest and upfront with his recruits, keeping them abreast with what's going on.
There will probably be Eddie Sutton's most crucial recruiting class during the first five years of his era at Kentucky. It will also help dictate just how successful he will be. If he can con trolled the state, then UK will remain in the na tion's top ten. If not, then UK fans may want to borrow some books from the UCLA fans on how to withstand the agony of subpar basketball.
Out-of-state, Kentucky is pinning a lot of hopes on guard prospects Kevin Pritchard, Derrick Miller. Anthony Pendleton, Derrick Den nison and Dwayne Bryant to go along with Chapman. Others being wooed are 6-3 Lawrence Buell, Earl Duncan and Nelison Anderson, one of the nation's better guard
Being sought at center if UK isn't successful with Spencer are such players as 6-11 James Munlyn, 6-10 Scott Williams (who reportedly has eliminated UK from the race) and 7-1
Dwayne Schintzius (who recently decided on Florida). So the race to win a center is down to Spencer and Munlyn, apparently.
Kentucky's needs for the inside game aren't that great because of a large group returning, but if UK should lose out in the Mills race, then the Wildcats definitely need to get at least one top-notch forward. Being sought are 6-6 Ricky Jones, 6-8 Jon Fedor, 6-6 Ron Huery and 6-6 David Minor of Ohio.
While on the subject of basketball, we can't keep from commenting on the latest chapter of the Tito Horford Mystery novel in Baton Rouge.
Apparently, his days with Dale Brown are over, but, of course, you can never say never around Bayou Country.
According to reports in Baton Rouge, Tito failed to make a Friday practice, later met with team officials, was told he had better be ready to accompany the team to an intrasquad game in DeRidder on Saturday or he would "be in big trouble."
He didn't show up for the trip, so Brown held a Sunday afternoon press conference to announced that Horford had been kicked off the LSU team, permanently.
Brown said Horford was experiencing some personal problems and hinted that he (Brown) believes some other schools may have been tampering with Tito, even after he enrolled at LSU and are still doing so. No names were mentioned.
The latest word is that no one knows where the Dominican Republic superstar is at. where he is headed or what he plans to do.
Since Kentucky was mentioned as a school where he might attend and play at one time, the obvious question is: "Is Kentucky interested and would UK welcome him if Horford were interested?"
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Kentucky's 23-13 come-from-behind win over East Tennessee State was anything but a picture of beauty for Wildcat football fans, but any win is better than any loss. That's the best that can be said for both the game and effort put out by the Cats.
As Jerry Claiborne put it so perfectly after the game, "we're going to have to play a whole lot better to win next week because Vanderbilt is a much better team (than ETSU). Amen!
Not that Vanderbilt is a challenger for the Sugar Bowl, mind you, but East Tennessee is a team which is yet to win a game playing in Division I AA. That's not exactly Southeastern Conference warfare folks.
Actually, Kentucky has been going downhill for the past three weekends. Both the LSU and Georgia games were there for the taking. Both LSU and Georgia played the type games UK coaches were hoping for, a game of mistakes that Kentucky could capitalize on. The Cats refused charity.
Defense kept the Big Blue in both the SEC games, but even the defense took an afternoon off against ETSU. And no one can claim that it was a great defense which basically shut down UK's offense for much of the afternoon.
The best thing which can be said for Kentucky right now is that UK has a distinct track record of becoming lazy against teams which are considered "underdogs." Another one will be on the schedule this Saturday in Nashville. If things
don't shape up fast, the Cats would escape thi^ one.
This battle is a total, absolute must if UK harbors any notions of a post season bowl. In fact, post season bowl action is very remote, at best right now. Kentucky will have to be very impressive against Vandy, and then have to beat either Florida or Tennessee to have any shot at a bowl. That isn't a cake-walk.
Blocking, or lack thereof, has been a major disappointment in recent weeks. Sure, some backs have not been running hard, but blocking (both line and backs) have been the real villains. Others have contributed, like Joey Worley's disappearing act the past couple weeks and some weak mental decisions.
If Kentucky is going to end the season on a positive note with a winning mark and a possible bowl invitation, the comeback will have to start in Music City.
FIRST AND TENS . . . Bids will be going out shortly for a new three-year radio contract for
broadcast rights to UK basketball and football
games. Insiders say the new bid specs may be different than in the past because of a couple disputes which have popped in the past couple years . . . Saturday's game with Vanderbilt will give UK three television appearances in the last four games. The Vandy contest will be televised over Atlanta Superstation WTBS at 12:40 p.m.. Eastern Time. Jerry Claiborne, no doubts, hopes the results are not the same as the previous two TV games, losses to LSU and Georgia . . . Kentucky assistant Brad Davis has been around the Kentucky program long enough to have a major impact on two fronts. He's obviously done the best job in basketball publicity of anyone SID Russell Rice has been associated with. That's not gone unnoticed in the outside world. Just a couple weeks ago he was faced with choosing between his current job and a lucrative position with Ashland Oil and its new sports program. Davis said he feels secure with his future in collegiate sports and at UK. He won't be sorry for that decision. By the way, Davis' new Wildcat Facts Book for the media is one of, if not the finest, basketball publication I've ever seen. And better than you know who ! . . . Wickliff Moore, the ex-Wildcat football player who has been so generous to the University of Kentucky, watched his first game of the season in person last Saturday as a guest of UK assistant athletics director Frank Ham. Moore, who has been in poor health recently, sponsors the award for the "Outstanding Player" of the Wildcats' Homecoming game each season . . . Some 200 members of the sports media will be converging upon Lexington next week for the annual preseason SEC Basketball Days. It will be the first year that the event has been staged anywhere other than Birmingham. The league's ten coaches urged the league office to have the preseason event in the city of the tournament host for that year. All ten schools will send their head coaches and two players to the two-day affair where writers, broadcasters and television reporters will conduct interviews at the Radisson Hotel. . . Many of the reporters will probably stay on the final day and take in UK's exhibition game with Czechoslovakian National team. That game will be at Rupp Arena at 7:35 p.m. A week later, Kentucky will tip it off for keeps, against Northwestern State of Louisiana. . . gap* 4
The Wildcats Beat Bucs 23-13 Boosting Record To 5-3
It wasn't pretty, but the Kentucky Wildcats upped their record to 5-3 with a 23-13 win over visiting East Tennessee State last Saturday.
Freshman redshirt Ivy Joe Hunter added spark to a somewhat lackluster UK offense by rushing for 58 yards on only 10 carries. It was Hunter's eight-yard touchdown that broke a 13-13 score midway through the final period.
Kentucky now travels to Vanderbilt after earning a 'must' victory at Commonwealth Stadium before a crowd of 53.429 on a dreary, cool afternoon.
With the loss the Buccaneers' record now stands at 0-7-1.
Setting up the winning score, which took only three plays, were Brian Williams and Mark Higgs. Taking a ETSU punt on the UK 38, Williams maneuvered his way for 16 yards. On the first play from scrimmage. Higgs eluded three tacklers on a sweep play and scampered 30 yards to the ETSU 16.
The rest was up to Hunter and the offensive line. On first down. Hunter cut half the distance to paydirt with an eight yard gain off right tackle. UK's offense then took a term from its head mentor  when things are going good you don't change 'em. It worked. Though he went off right guard this time, the results were the same as Hunter rambled again for eight yards and his second touchdown of the season.
Joe Worley's point-after-attempt was good as UK now led 20-13 with 8:17 left in the contest. A big play during this scoring drive was a 26-yard dash down the right sidelines by Hunter, placing the ball on the ETSU II. He might have made it in for the score if not for colliding into teammate Cisco Bryant.
Worley, who made three of five field goals, ended the scoring with a 23-yard boot at a the 4:19 mark.
Worley Goes 3 for 5; Breaks Slump
The Division I-AA school, however, gave the 'Cats fits for the entire ball game. Coach Jerry Claiborne predicted early in the week that if his team didn't play a good contest it could lose. Well. ETSU took advantage of UK turnovers and almost pulled the upset.
"The best thing about the game was that we won," said Claiborne. "They (ETSU) did an excellent job.
"We still need confidence. This is the same team that played good against Clemson and Mississippi State. We've got to get our confidence back; we're not concentrating."
The Buccaneers' ground attack rambled for 306 net yards. Though going up against a much bigger and stronger ball club, two ETSU running backs rushed for more than 100 yards each.
Herman Jacobs (5-6. 184 pounds) and Jerry Butler (6-foot. 200 lbs.) tallied 121 and 102 yards, respectively. State's elusive quarterback Keith Harris carried the ball only seven times but gained 83 yards, including the games longest run from scrimmage. 58 yards.
UK's punting team, on both sides of the coin, played a key role in the win. Jay Tesar had a fine afternoon kicking seven punts for an average of 43.6 yards, including sending one boot in orbit for 55 yards. Williams came within inches of breaking two returns for scores. UK's 5-foot-9 mighty-mite returned two George Cimadevilla punts for 31 and 24 yards. On the day, Williams netted 99 yards on six attempted returns.
Junior quarterback Bill Ransdell, who was making his first start since the Clemson contest, connected on 19 of 29 attempts for 241 yards. Split end Cornell Burbage showed off his fancy moves as the Lexington Bryan Station product hauled in five passes totalling 78 yards.
UK's defense got outstanding performances from Chris Chenault. Mike Velotta. and Larry Smith. Chenualt was credited with a team-high nine tackles (five first-hitters, four assists), while Velotta and Smith had eight tackles apiece.
Hunter Caught In A Trap
NEW FACE HELPS INSPIRE WILDCATS TO WIN
This was a day where the M&M connection could never get going in full gear. Mark Higgs was UK's leading rusher with 59 yards on 20 carries. Most of Higgs' yardage, though, came on a nifty 30-yard gallop.
Junior Mark Logan was held to 57 yards on 11 carries. Logan, who took a hard hit to the head in the first half, carried the ball only twice in the second half.
Since the ground attack appeared useless on this day, Claiborne and the coaches decided to put Ivy Joe Hunter in the lineup near the end of the third stanza.
Let's set the scenario: trailing 13-10 and with no enthusiasm, Kentucky seemed primed for a roasting.
After a first-down reception by Burbage for 15 yards, enter Hunter. Taking the script of the M&M connection. Hunter took pitch, after handoff, after handoff. after handoff. The end result wasn't overwhelming  four carries netting 11 yards plus one carry for a minus four yards  but there was new life in the offense. You could just feel it.
"I was impressed with him." said safety Russell Hairston about the freshman's play. "1 was happy that somebody was able to go in there and give the offense some help."
Later, in the same series. Ransdell hooked up with Hunter for a 13-yard reception on the ETU 15. On the next two plays UK was stopped as an illegal procedure call and a quarterback sack forced the home team to go for a three-pointer.
While being hampered with a mysterious two-game slump. Worley tied the score with a 46-yard boot early in the fourth quarter.
Being somewhat new to Wildcat fans. Hunter is a George Adams type of back  big (6-foot. 207 lbs.) but has good speed and exceptioal moves. Only a freshman. UK fans can expect to see a lot of the Gainesville. Fla.. native during the remainder of the '85 season as well as the next three years.
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THESE BUCCANEERS MEANT BUSINESS
It was sort of ironic that the stadium lights came on prior to the opening kickoff. One particular song may have entered many of the UK faithfuls' minds once seeing the glow hit the field on this dreary day. Something like: "Turn out the lights the party's over." Only this time, ETSU's game plan went something like: "Turn on the lights the party's just beginning."
ETSU's shifty backfield was confusing the Wildcats' defense through most of the first half. In the line, State was holding its own, enabling the ground attack to pick up big chunks of yardage.
Trailing 10-0 with the ball on its 35, Harris kept the ball on an option left play and zipped down field for 58 yards before being finally dragged down by Hairston. With the ball now resting on the UK seven, Butler raced up the middle. . .stretched the ball over the goal line and shortened the Wildcat lead, 10-6.
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Herbie Campbell's PAT sailed wide left, keeping UK ahead by more than a field goal.
UK's Tony Mayes came up with a big, big defensive play early in the third quarter. With ETSU threatening on the Wildcats' 10 Harris tried to hit Nicky Lynch on the three. However, Mayes stepped in front of the intended receiver and picked off the pass.
That didn't matter as the visitors scored a third quarter touchdown putting them ahead, 13-10. Jacobs supplied the excitement during this particular series as he broke into the secondary for 46 yards. Jacobs' run gave ETSU the ball on its opponent's 10. It took three plays but third time was charm as Butler ran off right guard for two yards and the touchdown.
This time Campbell converted on the PAT with 3:48 remaining in the third quarter.
Kentucky's offense did start off with a bang. After holding the Buccaneers on the initial series, Williams set the 'Cats up nicely as the senior rambled for 31 yards to the ETSU 44. Six plays later from the 24. Ransdell. on play-action, spotted a wide-open Mark Wheeler for the first score of the game.
Late in the quarter. Worley put his team ahead by 10 when he drilled a 43-yarder. The score was set up when cornerback David Johnson recoverd a fumbled punt by ETSU's Keith Rutledge on his own 31.
Wheeler Gets Mobbed By Wildcats After TD
TCP'S FIFTH QUARTER
Kentucky simply wore down East Tennessee State, but it took three and half quarters to do so. UK outgained the Bucs in: first downs, 20-11: passing yards, 241-34: total net yards, 398-340; punt return yardage, 127-11, and time of possession, 31:02-28:58. State's rushing attack, by far. performed better than the Wildcats'  306-157. ETSU's defense was led by Ken Bowen and Harvey Zachery. The two were giving the Wildcats' offense fits all day. Bowen and Zachery racked up 15 and 13 tackles, respectively. . .UK's Anthony Gardner had one'carry netting four yards. The redshirt freshman was suspended the week prior for the Georgia contest. . .Mayes wasn't the only Wildcat to snag an interception as Jeff Kremer and Maurice Douglass also picked off ETSU quarterback Keith Harris. . .Wildcat tight end Joe Curry caught his first collegiate pass on this afternoon. The Madisonville High School product was on the receiving end of a 16-yard aerial thrown by Bill Ransdell early in the second quarter. To be expected, after the game Curry was all smiles. . .Ransdell was only intercepted once on the day. Charlie Benford picked off the Elizabethtown native's pass on the UK 30 and raced all the way to the 14. Three plays later, with Kentucky leading 10-6 early in the third quarter, Mayes haulted the drive when the safety intercepted his third pass of the season. . .On the season UK now has a team total of 15 interceptions. . .With the 10-point victory, the Wildcats have outscored their opponents 157 to 123. . .ETSU's next contest is at Marshall University (Nov. 9), while Kentucky will play Vanderbilt in Nashville (Nov. 9). The UK-Vandy game will be televised by Superstation WTBS.
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Trying To Get Both Sides Of The Story
Only Former UK Players Know For Sure
To some degree, things were cookin' in Lexington last week.
By the time you read this column, however, things should have cooled down. . .unless something else may have turned up prior to TCP going to press.
With all the recent developments about the alleged findings the Lexington Herald-Leader has made toward college basketball, mainly the University of Kentucky's program, things are not normal in this innocent Bluegrass city.
From upset Kentuckians giving their views on various call-in shows to a gathering which featured a "Back the Cats" theme at a Lexington club are just some of the reactions to the Herald-Leader investigative report.
Nick Nicholas
Cats' Pause Columnist
Objectively, I have feelings of sympathy and anger for both partys involved.
So, let's look at both sides of the story. We're not trying to find out who's at fault (though obviously someone is), but what has been happening since the alleged incident.
I'll ask the questions and give a theory or two. However, there's no way to