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Here is a chart detailing UK’s plays Saturday night against Tennessee in the WildCobb formation. Note that Cobb also picked up 17 yards on a reverse.
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. Born in Paris, he graduated from George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester in 1977. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at johnclay.bloginky.com.
Cobb takes a pounding every game. In addition to those 19 plays, he is blocking, running pass routes, returning kicks, and is the holder. I think some people expect too much from him. He is a great athlete, but I have yet to see an S on his chest. As much as I would have loved for him to have some touches at the goal line and in the OT, I think he was fatigued and hurting.
Keep Cobb fresh for game winning plays… not returning kickoffs! There is no excuse for Jokers play calling other than his guts rolled up on him. We need a courageous coach, not a Joker.