SEC Surprise: Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA 2011)

[R1zzo23]

Hartline Out, Newton In At Quarterback

It was only a matter of time until this move was made. Mike Hartline, the senior quarterback of the Kentucky Wildcats, has been dropped to No. 2 on the depth chart behind sophomore Morgan Newton. Newton's coming out party this season was three games again in the 20-9 win against Mississippi State, but he injured his pectoral muscle and would miss the Memphis game.

Against Memphis, Mike Hartline had his best game, but even that effort wasn't enough to bring home a win against a team that should not come in to Lexington and compete, let alone steal a game from an SEC team. In the Vanderbilt game, Hartline started and threw two incompletions in the first series. With both receivers wide open, the team gave off a vibe that forced the coach's hand to make the swap.

After accounting for 264 yards (231 passing, 33 rushing) in the game, Morgan Newton was named the starting quarterback. Look for Newton's legs to add a new dimension to this offense as his speed is something that must be utilized to get the full value out of his skills.

Kentucky Locks Up New Backfield

In the past couple weeks, the Wildcats have gotten commitments from both a fullback and a halfback. Steve Holmes, a one-star fullback out of South Laurel, Maryland, committed to Kentucky as it was the biggest program offering him a scholarship with a need at the position. He could see some action early, but he will be a work in progress.

The halfback is Josh White from South Euclid, Ohio. Ohio State was kicking the tires on White, but Kentucky showed him the love and locked him up. At 5'8", 190-pounds, White is listed as a "power back", but he does have some shiftiness to him. He's got some good open field moves such as the spin and the juke, so it will be interesting to see how this kid pans out.

Here's a review of the current Kentucky recruiting class:

Kentucky Wildcats Recruiting - Class of 2010
PLAYER NAME	CALIBER	HT	WT	HOMETOWN
Sam Cameron, TE		6'8"	244	Winchester, TN
Randy Campbell, T		6'6"	321	Gary, IN
Geoff Duncan, QB		6'5"	240	Lexington-Fayette, KY
Guy Frye, SS		6'0"	214	Highview, KY
Steve Holmes, FB		6'0"	275	South Laurel, MD
Jon Jackson, T		6'3"	329	Lafayette, IN
Quinton Wheeler, T		6'2"	275	Overland, MO
Josh White, HB		5'8"	190	South Euclid, OH

[R1zzo23]

NCAA Scoreboard - Kentucky (8-3) at Tennessee (6-5)

November 11, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Kentucky 0 0 7 0 7 Tennessee 0 3 0 7 10 Top Performers Kentucky - Stats D. Locke - 16 Car, 56 Yds, TD, 1 Rec, 9 Yds N. Melillo - 3 Rec, 48 Yds Tennessee - Stats J. Jackson - 5 Tkls, 2 INT T. Poole - 14 Car, 55 Yds, TD, 2 Rec, 11 Yds	Team Stats Comparison UK TENN First Downs 10 12 3rd Down Efficiency 5-10 5-12 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 223 257 Passing Yards 124 215 Rushing Yards 99 42 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-5 2-22 Turnovers 4 1 Time of Possession 14:20 13:40
Scoring Summary Second Quarter UK TENN TENN 0:00 FG Tenn: D. Mathis, 21 Yd FG 0 3 Third Quarter UK TENN UK 4:57 TD UK: D. Locke, 9 Yd run (R. Tydlacka kick) 7 3 Fourth Quarter UK TENN TENN 6:35 TD Tenn: T. Poole, 2 Yd run (D. Mathis kick) 7 10
Kentucky Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Newton 9/19 124 0 4 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Locke 16 56 3.5 1 M. Newton 4 24 6.0 0 M. Allen 2 9 4.5 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD N. Melillo 3 48 16.0 0 G. McCaskill 2 24 12.0 0 C. Matthews 1 32 32.0 0 D. Locke 1 9 9.0 0 R. Cobb 1 7 7.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD J. Dufrene 5 1 0 0 D. Evans 3 1 0 0 T. Wyndham 3 1 0 0 R. Lumpkin 2 1 0 0 P. Warford 1 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG L. King 2 44 0 22 M. Allen 1 18 0 18 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG L. King 2 23 0 13 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG R. Tydlacka 0/1 1/1 1 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 R. Tydlacka 2 79 39.5 1 Tennessee Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Simms 16/24 215 0 0 T. Bray 0/4 0 0 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD T. Poole 14 55 3.9 1 D. Oku 2 3 1.5 0 K. Cooper 1 1 1.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD G. Jones 5 79 15.8 0 D. Rogers 3 45 15.0 0 M. Rivera 2 38 19.0 0 L. Stocker 2 25 12.5 0 T. Poole 2 11 5.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD L. Thompson 9 0 0 0 J. Jackson 5 0 2 0 D. Myles 3 0 1 0 A. Evans 1 0 1 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG N/A Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG N/A Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG D. Mathis 1/4 1/1 4 22 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 C. Cunningham 3 126 42.0 0

OperationSports.com

[R1zzo23]

Week 14 Top 25 Poll

RK	LW	TEAM	W-L
1	1	G Tech (32)	12-0
2	2	Florida St. (28)	12-0
3	4	Boise State (1)	10-0
4	3	Ohio State	11-1
5	5	Wisconsin	10-1
6	6	Alabama	11-1
7	7	TCU	10-1
8	8	USC	10-1
9	9	Pittsburgh	10-1
10	10	Missouri	11-1
11	12	Oklahoma	9-3
12	13	Iowa	9-3
13	14	Texas	10-2
14	15	Utah	9-2
15	18	Arkansas	9-3
16	17	Maryland	10-2
17	19	UCF	11-1
18	22	Nevada	10-1
19	11	Nebraska	9-3
20	24	Houston	10-2
21	--	Virginia Tech	9-3
22	--	Fresno State	8-3
23	16	LSU	8-4
24	--	North Carolina	8-4
25	20	Texas A&M	8-4

Heisman Watch - 2010 Season
Name	Pos	School
Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri
Terrelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State
Josh Nesbitt	QB	Georgia Tech
Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State
Brandon Saine	HB	Ohio State

Roy Helu - dropped out of top-5

[Deuce2223]

Tough loss to the Vols. 4 INT's that hurts.. I have had a few of those type of games though.


By the way, I created Adam Rizzo as a MLB for my Las Vegas Vipers team, along with Michael James (Franchise) and 2 players by Dynasty Josh, bringing back almost all the members of the Orginal Fab 5.

If you get a chance check it out sometime. I am playing it as a Online Dynasty, and made it public so guys could check it all the info on there as well but so far nobody has seemed to have any luck accessing it.

[R1zzo23]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

Tough loss to the Vols. 4 INT's that hurts.. I have had a few of those type of games though. By the way, I created Adam Rizzo as a MLB for my Las Vegas Vipers team, along with Michael James (Franchise) and 2 players by Dynasty Josh, bringing back almost all the members of the Orginal Fab 5. If you get a chance check it out sometime. I am playing it as a Online Dynasty, and made it public so guys could check it all the info on there as well but so far nobody has seemed to have any luck accessing it.

I missed a 30 yard FG as time expired that would have sent it in to overtime. I was never so upset at myself in quite some time. With four interceptions, I wasn't expecting to win, but their kicker missed three field goals keeping me in the game.

I'll definitely check out your Vegas dynasty now.

[R1zzo23]

Conference Championship Week Top 25 Poll

RK	LW	TEAM	W-L
1	1	G Tech (32)	12-0
2	2	Florida St. (26)	12-0
3	4	Boise State (3)	10-0
4	4	Ohio State	11-1
5	5	Wisconsin	10-1
6	6	Alabama	11-1
7	7	TCU	11-1
8	8	USC	11-1
9	9	Pittsburgh	11-1
10	10	Missouri	11-1
11	11	Oklahoma	9-3
12	12	Iowa	9-3
13	13	Texas	10-2
14	14	Arkansas	9-3
15	15	Maryland	10-2
16	16	UCF	11-1
17	17	Nebada	11-1
18	18	Nebraska	9-3
19	19	Houston	10-2
20	20	Virginia Tech	9-3
21	21	Fresno State	9-3
22	22	LSU	8-4
23	23	North Carolina	8-4
24	24	Texas A&M	8-4
25	25	Stanford	9-3

Heisman Watch - 2010 Season
Name	Pos	School		Season Stats
Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri		3878 Yd, 7 INT, 338 RuYd, 41 TD
Terrelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State		3497 Yd, 5 INT, 364 RuYd, 36 TD
Josh Nesbitt	QB	Georgia Tech		2395 Yd, 4 INT, 977 RuYd, 33 TD
Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State		3289 Yd, 9 INT, 400 RuYd, 34 TD
Brandon Saine	HB	Ohio State		1230 RuYd, 711 RecYd, 18 TD

SEC East Standings - 2010 Season

Teams	CONF W-L	OVERALL W-L	PF	PA	STRK
Georgia	6-2	8-4	308	246	L1
Tennessee	5-3	7-5	260	241	W2
Kentucky	5-3	8-4	248	204	L1
Florida	4-4	7-5	323	191	L1
South Carolina	1-7	4-8	283	275	L1
Vanderbilt	0-8	2-10	195	331	L7

OperationSports.com

SEC West Standings - 2010 Season

Teams	CONF W-L	OVERALL W-L	PF	PA	STRK
Alabama	7-1	11-1	412	116	W3
Arkansas	6-2	9-3	406	173	W6
Auburn	4-4	8-4	316	222	L2
LSU	4-4	8-4	328	207	L1
Mississippi State	3-5	6-6	212	266	W1
Ole Miss	3-5	7-5	296	196	L2

OperationSports.com

[R1zzo23]

2010 Conference Championship Week

SEC: #6 Alabama 26, Georgia 10
C-USA: #19 Houston 30, #16 UCF 14
Big 12: #13 Texas 39, #10 Missouri 20
MAC: Central Michigan 37, Ohio 22
ACC: #1 Georgia Tech 41, #2 Florida State 27

[R1zzo23]

2010 Bowl Season Top 25 Poll

RK	LW	TEAM	W-L
1	1	GTech (32)	13-0
2	3	Boise St (29)	11-0
3	4	Ohio State	11-1
4	5	Wisconsin	10-1
5	2	Florida St.	12-1
6	6	Alabama	12-1
7	7	TCU	11-1
8	8	USC	11-1
9	9	Pittsburgh	11-1
10	13	Texas	11-1
11	11	Oklahoma	9-3
12	12	Iowa	9-3
13	14	Arkansas	9-3
14	15	Maryland	10-2
15	10	Missouri	11-2
16	17	Nevada	11-1
17	19	Houston	11-2
18	18	Nebraska	9-3
19	20	Virginia Tech	9-3
20	21	Fresno State	9-3
21	16	UCF	11-2
22	22	LSU	8-4
23	23	North Carolina	8-4
24	24	Texas A&M	8-4
25	25	Stanford	9-3

Heisman Watch - 2010 Season
Name	Pos	School		Season Stats
Josh Nesbitt	QB	Georgia Tech		2736 Yd, 4 INT, 1059 RuYd 37 TD
Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri		4175 Yd, 7 INT, 355 RuYd, 43 TD
Terrelle Pryor	QB	Ohio State		3497 Yd, 4 INT, 364 RuYd, 36 TD
Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State		3566 Yd, 10 INT, 414 RuYd, 36 TD
Brandon Saine	HB	Ohio State		1230 RuYd, 711 RecYd, 18 TD

Final Heisman Voting

Name	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Josh Nesbitt	296	250	155	1543
Blaine Gabbert	243	212	169	1322
Terrelle Pryor	110	160	210	860
Christian Ponder	98	95	162	646
Brandon Saine	17	34	51	170