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Five Northern Illinois Players To Watch

Kentucky Football has one last non-Power 5 opponent on its 2022 schedule before Southeastern Conference play picks up and it’s the Northern Illinois Huskies coming to Lexington from the MAC this Saturday. Earlier in the week, KSR told you what kind of football team Kentucky will face in the NIU Huskies and now it’s time to get personal with five names to know ahead of kickoff.

The quarterback position is one of high interest this week:

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#12 | Rocky Lombardi | QB | R-Sr.

Week 4’s biggest storyline around the NIU side of the field is the playing status of the Huskies’ starting quarterback, Rocky Lombardi, who exited last Saturday’s game versus Vanderbilt with a left knee injury before halftime.