While Jared Lorenzen’s career as quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats didn’t lead to a lot of wins, fans couldn’t deny the talent or the charisma of the Hefty Lefty. He was a homegrown Kentucky kid whose oversized personality matched his oversized (for his position) body.
Lorenzen holds records at Kentucky for attempts (1,514), completions (862), passing and yards (10,354). While he personally was fun to watch, the teams he played with struggled due to three coaching changes during his tenure. His best season was in 2002 with Guy Morris as the head coach. That year the Cats went 7-5 and he was voted Second-Team All-SEC.