COLUMBIA, Mo. • Much like the team visiting Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday, Kentucky’s offense has struggled with blocking and throwing. Here’s the critical difference between the Wildcats and No. 25 Missouri: The Cats have a Boom.
That would be Stanley Williams, the sophomore running back who’s better known as “Boom” in his hometown of Monroe, Ga., and all across Kentucky’s campus in Lexington.
“It started in high school,” Williams said in a phone interview. “Me and some buddies were talking one day and one of them was like, ‘We need you to come up with a nickname.