Kentucky could be facing a backup quarterback next week when the Northern Illinois Huskies make their way to Lexington.
Rocky Lombardi, a 5,000-yard quarterback with five years of experience, went down with an undisclosed leg injury in NIU’s 38-28 loss vs. Vanderbilt. He started the game 7/7 passing for 79 yards and a touchdown before going down midway through the second quarter.
At the time of the injury, the Huskies were tied with the Commodores 14-14.
From there, freshman quarterback Ethan Hampton stepped in and put two scores on the board to put NIU up 28-14 to open the second half.