The special teams were far from special when Kentucky and Missouri met Saturday afternoon in Columbia. There were penalties that put points on the scoreboard, fumbles, bad snaps and a pair of missed kicks by Matt Ruffolo. Before the game ended, many Kentucky fans were ready to never see a kicker take the field ever again. Mark Stoops is not so quick to pull the plug.
“Matt (Ruffolo) is the starting kicker right now,” Kentucky’s head coach said Monday afternoon. “I think it is fair to say we constantly are working other guys and getting them ready.