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UK's Josh Allen is soaring up NFL draft boards after a dominant start

UK linebacker Josh Allen explains how he was so dominant versus South Carolina. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Overshadowed by Kentucky’s overtime loss at Texas A&M was a play that seems to signal a worrisome trend in the maturation of the Wildcats’ best NFL draft prospect.

On a second-and-goal play from the Kentucky 7-yard line, senior outside linebacker Josh Allen appeared to break into the Texas A&M backfield with a shot at quarterback Kellen Mond, but an Aggies offensive lineman hooked an arm into his shoulder pads to restrain him just long enough for Mond to get off the pass as Allen ran by.