[More Cowbell]

My observations:

- Mike Hartline played a decent game for his first career start. He made the short throws and didn't commit any mistakes. The safety can't be blamed on him, someone missed a block and the Cardinal defender was on him in no time. He did good to not get tackled in the end zone, and he tried his best to get rid of the ball but it just happened too fast.

- Tim Masthay had an excellent game, especially as a kicker. He sent four kickoffs for touchbacks, plus he absolutely boomed the free kick from UK's 20 all the way down the other goal line. He did kick one out-of-bounds, but otherwise had a great day.

- The offensive line was inconsistent all day. As others have mentioned, the run blocking was very poor between the tackles, as none of UK's tailback rotation could get anything going. The Cats finished with 63 yards rushing. The pass protection was actually pretty good all day, save for the one missed assignment that resulted in the safety.

- David Jones isn't much better in man coverage than Paul Warford, although he did have a couple of nice pass deflections. He better get used to it, because teams are going to throw away from Lindley all season.

- Finally, the D-line had a monster day, stuffing the U of L ground game (53 yards) and harassing Hunter Cantwell into hurried throws and mental mistakes. They were the tone-setters on a day that belonged to the defense.

All in all, it's always good to beat Louisville, and now Hartline and the rest of the offense get three easier opponents to work out the kinks against.