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The Courier Journal's Dominique Yates and Jon Hale catch up in Lexington to discuss how Kentucky football is using its bye week. Dominique Yates, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON – For a former offensive lineman, Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez moves pretty well.

The redshirt freshman had gone missing from the Wildcats’ running back rotation after fumbling twice on six touches in the season opener against Toledo, but when a migraine sidelined running back Kavosiey Smoke at South Carolina, Rodriguez returned to the field, recording his first carry since the opener.