Will Stein’s teams are known for their offense, but during Saturday’s rock fight in Norman, Kentucky’s defense saved the day.
The Cats were clinging to a one-point lead with under two minutes to go, and Oklahoma was driving. John Mateer’s pass to Rocky Beers got the Sooners to their 30-yard line. On the next play, Mateer used his legs to get four more yards; that’s when Kentucky’s defense stood tall. On 2nd-and-6, Tavion Gadson and CJ Works sacked Mateer for a loss of two. After a timeout, Mateer fired the ball down the middle of the field. was ready for it, stepping towards the ball, snatching it, and running it 41 yards into the end zone to give the Cats a 21-13 lead with just over a minute remaining; that’s where the score would stay.
As Castell talked to reporters in the postgame press conference, Kenny Minchey walked by and dropped the game ball in his lap…