An injury put Kentucky in a bind. Seth McGowan exited the field of play and left through the tunnel to get his shoulder examined. Trailing in the second half, Kentucky was without its best offensive athlete. Jason Patterson was prepared to answer the bell.
The redshirt freshman from Florida entered the game cold. It took him no time to heat up.
After an improbable scramble from Cutter Boley moved the chains on third down, Kentucky capitalized on that momentum by finding the running back in the flat.