On Saturday afternoon, QB Stephen Johnson cemented himself among UK football giants after leading the Wildcats to one of the most electrifying victories in recent memory, defeating the #11 Louisville Cardinals 41-38. He tossed the most yards in a UK-UofL game since Jared Lorenzen back in 2000, led the team to the most regular season victories since 2007, and outplayed future Heisman winner Lamar Jackson in the process.
It was a good weekend for the Rancho Cucamonga, California native, for sure.
But his journey to stardom as the next big thing in Kentucky football didn’t just happen overnight.