Kentucky quarterback Mike Hartline laid on the ground, the roars of Commonwealth Stadium rattling around his helmet as teammate Randall Cobb celebrated the game-winning touchdown with 75 seconds remaining against South Carolina last Saturday. Then the normally reserved QB did something very un-Hartlinelike: He let loose. For a good 10 seconds the senior pumped his arms and legs in the air, as three seasons of criticism, second-guessing and consternation drifted away. Hartline blushes at the memory. More than one friend has grabbed him in the last few days to show him the video.
"It’s just a momentary thing, sometimes stuff happens you wish you didn’t do," he said with a laugh. "It looks a little childish and everything, in the end I’m happy that it happened."
"I was taking some heat for naming him the quarterback," Phillips said. "It’s gratifying to me, that’s for sure. I’m happy for him though. All the things that he’s been through here, for him to keep working, keep his confidence, and the thing is the team believed in him."
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