LEXINGTON, Ky. — When Kentucky football players come off the turf and into the tunnel at Kroger Field, there’s a walkway between two barriers; after a win, fans are packed in on either side, a sort of tunnel of Big Blue love.
They shout for selfies and autographs and spare pieces of equipment to keep as souvenirs.
And normally, kicker Matt Ruffolo gets through it all without much fuss.
“Usually when you go out there, there’s always that one little kid that wants every player's autograph, right?” Ruffolo said. “So you're just like, 'He probably has no clue who I am.