WildcatRick
09-21-2007, 07:43 AM
Andre Woodson earned a callback from central Heisman casting by outdueling Louisville's Brian Brohm last week in Lexington, Ky. Now, the relatively unheralded Kentucky quarterback takes the suddenly serious Wildcats (3-0) to Fayetteville, Ark., where he will have the opportunity to upstage the college game's premier player in Arkansas tailback Darren McFadden.
"It's tough to say the ante goes up after you face [Brohm] and Louisville's outstanding offense, but that's life in the SEC," Kentucky coach Rich Brooks said. "I think most every coach in this league would agree that Andre and McFadden are right at the top of the list when it comes to conference MVP candidates. McFadden gets a little more publicity, and he's earned it. But that could change Saturday."
The perception of both Woodson and Kentucky football changed dramatically last week in a span of seven seconds. That's how long it took Woodson and the Wildcats to reverse a lifetime of second-class status against the Cardinals.
As a senior at North Hardin (Ky.) High School in 2003, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Woodson was one of the nation's top prep quarterback prospects and an invitee to the prestigious EA Sports Elite 11 quarterback camp. Alas, few outside the UK family noticed because the Bluegrass State belonged to Trinity High golden boy Brohm. Folks in thoroughbred country pay close attention to bloodlines. And when it comes to quarterback genes, Brohm probably was calling audibles in the womb. Brohm's father, Oscar, and both of his brothers, Greg and Jeff, played football at Louisville, and both Oscar and Jeff were standout quarterbacks.
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"It's tough to say the ante goes up after you face [Brohm] and Louisville's outstanding offense, but that's life in the SEC," Kentucky coach Rich Brooks said. "I think most every coach in this league would agree that Andre and McFadden are right at the top of the list when it comes to conference MVP candidates. McFadden gets a little more publicity, and he's earned it. But that could change Saturday."
The perception of both Woodson and Kentucky football changed dramatically last week in a span of seven seconds. That's how long it took Woodson and the Wildcats to reverse a lifetime of second-class status against the Cardinals.
As a senior at North Hardin (Ky.) High School in 2003, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Woodson was one of the nation's top prep quarterback prospects and an invitee to the prestigious EA Sports Elite 11 quarterback camp. Alas, few outside the UK family noticed because the Bluegrass State belonged to Trinity High golden boy Brohm. Folks in thoroughbred country pay close attention to bloodlines. And when it comes to quarterback genes, Brohm probably was calling audibles in the womb. Brohm's father, Oscar, and both of his brothers, Greg and Jeff, played football at Louisville, and both Oscar and Jeff were standout quarterbacks.
http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070921/SPORTS/109210100/1005
