Players' Names And Pictures

[Old School]

Tim Couch

Kentucky 26
Georgia 28

An end of game FG attempt went awry, costing Kentucky a win.

[Old School]

2 Tim Couch

Kentucky 28
# 16 LSU 27

at halftime. The second half didn't go as well.

[Old School]

2 Tim Couch

Quarterback of the Year (1998)
Consensus All-American (1998)
SEC Male Athlete of the Year (1999)
SEC Player of the Year (1998)
First-team All-SEC (1998)
Second-team All-SEC (1997)
1999 NFL draft, 1st round, 1st pick
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1999)

[Old School]

2 Tim Couch

[Old School]

2 Tim Couch

freshman year, 1996

This photo or one very similar to it appeared on the cover of Phil Steele's 1998 magazine.

[Matt Dillon]

Jamon Dumas-Johnson

[Matt Dillon]

Bud Dupree

[Matt Dillon]

Tim Couch

[BlueHeaven]

2 Tim Couch

Quarterback of the Year (1998)
Consensus All-American (1998)
SEC Male Athlete of the Year (1999)
SEC Player of the Year (1998)
First-team All-SEC (1998)
Second-team All-SEC (1997)
1999 NFL draft, 1st round, 1st pick
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1999)

Contrary to popular belief, Couch was NOT one of the biggest busts in NFL history.

[KYWILDCAT41035]

Contrary to popular belief, Couch was NOT one of the biggest busts in NFL history.

That line in Cleveland was HORRIBLE and I mean HORRIBLE. He never stood a chance going there.

[BlueHeaven]

That line in Cleveland was HORRIBLE and I mean HORRIBLE. He never stood a chance going there.

The Couch to Kevin Johnson combination was solid. Most seem to forget that he lead the Browns to the playoffs in 2002 I believe it was. But yes, he was beat up due to O Line issues. After his broken leg and subsequent injuries he was never the same. The Browns didn't make the playoffs for like 15+ years after Couch. Start up franchises are behind the 8 ball for eons in the NFL.

[Old School]

Tim Couch

That photo shows one of the best passers in college football history (he’s in the College Football Hall of Fame) running the option in a 65-0 loss at #1 and eventual national champion Florida in 1996 on CBS. He completed 6 passes for a total of 18 yards in that game. With a Hall of Fame passer at quarterback, offensive coordinator Eliot Uzelac ran the ball 35 times, for a total of 24 yards (on national TV).

The futility of the Curry and Uzelac years was absurd.

It wasn’t just on offense, either. Florida took a 41-0 lead into halftime and then promptly ran back two Kentucky punts for 66 and 79 yard TDs. Earlier that year in an embarrassing 24-3 loss to Cincinnati, Kentucky had a punt blocked for a TD and another blocked punt lead to a TD.

Total yardage in those first games of 1996:

185 vs. Louisville
173 vs. Cincinnati
226 vs. Indiana
67 vs. Florida
124 vs. Alabama
156 vs. South Carolina

All with a Hall of Fame quarterback (forced to run the option).

[Matt Dillon]

Lynn Bowden Jr.

[Matt Dillon]

Wan'Dale Robinson

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Ray Davis