Who said defensive tackles are unappreciated? Kentucky’s Myron Pryor is getting all sorts of love after recovering a fumble and taking it 72 yards to the house last week against Louisville.

The play in which the 310-pound Pryor beat the Wildcats’ 309-pound center, Eric Wood, down the sideline (much to the delight of his teammates and coaches) was No. 3 on ESPN’s Top 10 plays of the week.

“I heard somebody compare me to the horse Curlin,” said Pryor, who received at least 100 text messages about the return.

Quarterback Mike Hartline loved having Garry Williams protect his blindside. Now, the left tackle will miss two to three weeks after having surgery to repair a torn knee ligament.

Fortunately, the Wildcats play Norfolk State and Middle Tennessee and then have a bye week before hosting Western Kentucky on Sept. 27.

Think offensive coordinator Joker Phillips listed enough reasons why Kentucky had trouble running the football last week?

“It was a combination of the (offensive) line, the wide receivers and the backs in the running game,” Phillips said.

Other than that, they were great.

“We’ve got to get
everybody headed in the right direction this week — and headed in the
right direction a little bit faster.”

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