Kentucky Holds On Tight To Win The Governor's Cup

Kentucky played a tough game and almost gave it away several times but they never gave up and came out on top with a 31-27 victory over the Louisville Cardinals. The Wildcats have won three straight Governor's Cups now. It all started with a FG kick by Lones Seiber with 9:34 to go in the 1st quarter. UK has a 3-0 lead. With 5:37 left to go in the 1st quarter, Victor Anderson of Louisville rips off a 6-yard run for a TD. 7-3 Cards. Derrick Locke scored a TD off a 100-yard kick off return. 10-7 Kentucky. John Connor scored a TD with a 2-yard run with 2:37 left in the 2nd Qtr. UK leads 17-7. With 4:58 to go in the 3rd Qtr, Ryan Payne kicked a 42-yard FG to make it 17-10 Cats. In the 4th Qtr with 14:16 to go, Justin Burke throws a TD pass to Cameron Graham and Louisville takes over the lead 20-17. With 8:55 to go, Derrick Locke scores a TD with a 2-yard run to put UK ahead 24-20. With 7:49 left, Justin Burke throws a 66-yard TD pass to Trent Guy and Louisville takes a 27-24 lead. The game winning play would come with 4:28 left in the 4th Qtr when Mike Hartline connected with Randall Cobb on a 12-yard TD pass and UK wins the game 31-27.