Literary giant Charles Dickens said it best: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Dickens used that famous opening line to start his classic novel A Tale of Two Cities, but it could just as easily apply to the Kentucky Wildcats and their game against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. The Cats jumped out to a 35-10 lead with less than a minute left in the first half and a Commonwealth Stadium crowd of 57,230 watched in vanish by the end of the third quarter.
Drew Barker was red hot in the first half connecting on 11 of 19 passes for 287 yards and 4 TDs.