Sunday Quickies: Terry Wilson Edition

By now, you probably have seen the controversial tackle against Terry Wilson last night, which resulted in a knee injury that led to Wilson being carted off the field.

As we wait for the official word from UK about Wilson’s injury, I can’t overstate how drastic of an effect Wilson’s absence will have on Kentucky moving forward.

This was Terry Wilson’s team, and while he didn’t look spectacular last night, it is clear through the first two games that he feels more comfortable at the helm of the Wildcats offense and potentially losing him for the season alters Kentucky’s forecast for their 2019 campaign.

Luckily, Kentucky did land grad transfer Sawyer Smith, who looked solid in relief duty last night, but Smith will now be thrust into the thick of conference play in a crucial stretch to determine what this Kentucky season looks like.

These next three games (Florida, South Carolina, and Mississippi State) will present a major learning curve for Smith as he adjusts to SEC football.

Hopefully when all is said and done, Wilson’s injury isn’t as serious as it appears, but for right now, we should probably assume Wilson will miss an extended amount of time, especially as we watched several pass calls for Smith late in the game with a lead and Mark Stoops after the game didn’t seem to have a ton of optimism in his voice.

Let’s wish Terry a full and speedy recovery! You hate to see such a horrible injury happen to a player that’s one of your team’s leaders, but also by all accounts, a good guy off the field as well.

Tweets of the Day

In case you haven’t seen the play in question.

Not a bad first pass for Sawyer Smith.

Quickies

Cats pick up 21-point victory over EMU - Cats Pause

A balanced offensive effort leads the way for Kentucky.

Wilson carted off in second half against EMU - Herald Leader

Sad situation...

Kash Daniel wears camo cleats for Heroes Day - Herald Leader

Hard not to love Kash.

Josh Allen named #2 rookie entering Week 1 - KSR

Daniel Jeremiah is high on the former Cat.

Marcus Lee and Bam Adebayo are back on campus - KSR

Good to see those two make their way back.

Antonio Brown agrees to deal with Pats - ESPN

Brown finds a new home.

Julio Jones becomes league’s highest paid WR - Bleacher Report

In other breaking NFL wide receiver news...

Super early 2020 mock draft - Bleacher Report

No Cats included in this super early mock.

Clemson easily defeats Texas A&M - Yahoo

The scoreboard makes it look closer than the game actually was.

Michigan narrowly avoids upset against Army - SI

I was really rooting for Army’s kicker to knock down that 50 yarder at the end of regulation.