The history of the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry is full of unlikely heroes, but there are none more memorable than in-state kids getting their moment against the Cardinals. Rajon Rondo. Jared Lorenzen. Dominique Hawkins. Kash Daniel. There’s just something special about seeing a home-grown kid bury a dagger in the back of the team down the road.
After Saturday’s latest butt-whooping at Cardinal Stadium, add J.J. Weaver to the list.
The sophomore out of Louisville made himself known in a big way against his hometown school, grabbing the game-sealing interception in UK’s 52-21 win:
After the game — in addition to straight-up laughing at the fact that the Cards were favored — Weaver didn’t hesitate to express how good it felt to put the nail in them himself, especially after last year’s contest was canceled.