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Senior Spotlight: Luke Fortner played through Kentucky football transformation

Luke Fortner‘s long and winding road at the University of Kentucky is nearing its conclusion. The old man of the Kentucky football team with three degrees and six seasons under his belt on the Big Blue Wall has been through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.

Fortner’s first game as a Kentucky Wildcat was a 44-35 loss to Southern Miss at Commonwealth Stadium.

“I think that’s really all that needs to be said,” Fortner chuckled on Tuesday’s Kentucky Roll Call.

“That year we went 7-5 and went to a bowl game.