Kentucky’s win carried significance in a variety of ways. On the recruiting trail, it was Mark Stoops and Vince Marrow’s opportunity to show players around the state who plays big boy football.
“They had some juice coming in,” Marrow said. “They was telling a lot of our guys — they know I know what they’ve been saying. I couldn’t wait for this game. It was big. You can do a lot of recruiting. You can do a lot of talking. Eventually you gotta play this game.”
When push came to shove, the Wildcats shoved Louisville every which way they wanted in a record-breaking 45-13 win.