Throwback Thursday: That time Eastern Kentucky almost beat Kentucky

Kentucky is poised to be a heavy favorite Saturday vs. Eastern Kentucky, but the Cats should keep in mind that two years ago, they came very, very close to losing to the Colonels.In case you’ve blocked it from your memory, Kentucky was down two touchdowns with seven minutes left and had to rally to take the game to overtime. The Cats went on to win 34-27, but had things gone differently, it would have been one of the worst defeats in program history. In order to keep ourselves hungry and humble, let’s take a look back at what happened on that early October night.

Dorian Baker was the hero

Kentucky’s comeback rested squarely on the shoulders of Baker, who hauled in a difficult fourth-down…