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		<description>RUWT? News for Kentucky vs. East Carolina 1/2/2009</description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kentucky rallies past East Carolina in Liberty Bowl]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Rich Brooks thought he had seen 
it all in his 32 years of coaching.

That's why the Kentucky head coach was so stunned by the final 
five minutes of Friday's Liberty Bowl, which concluded with a 
historic win for the Wildcats.

Ventrell Jenkins scored on a 56-yard fumble return late in the 
fourth quarter to complete Kentucky's wild 25-19 comeback 
victory over East Carolina.

With the score tied, Kentucky appeared to take the lead with 
four minutes remaining when East Carolina's Patrick Pinkney lost
a fumble that was returned for a touchdown by linebacker Micah 
Johnson.

But the score was nullified when replays showed that Pinkney had
a knee on the ground before losing possession of the ball.

The potentially crippling reversal did not deter the Wildcats, 
however, as Norman Whitley - replacing the injured Pinkney - was
sacked and fumbled just two plays later.  Jenkins, a 285-pound 
defensive tackle, picked up the loose ball with one hand and 
rumbled into the end zone to give Kentucky the lead for good.

"I've never seen two back-to-back scores after one was called 
back on defense," said the 67-year-old Brooks, who has coached 
the Wildcats to three straight winning seasons.  "That was a 
great effort by our defense."

Lones Seiber's ensuing extra point was blocked, keeping 
Kentucky's lead at 25-19.

It was the school-record third consecutive bowl win for the 
Wildcats (7-6), who erased a 16-3 halftime deficit to shock the 
Pirates (9-5) - the Conference USA champions.

"It is significant," Brooks said.  "I'm very proud of these 
young men, the whole group of seniors.  They accomplished 
something historic.

"It just means so much that now we're three times in the 
postseason - won all three.  I'm not happy with being 7-6; I'd 
rather be much higher than that.  But this is as good as it gets
for us to come back and battle like that."

Tony Dixon ran for 89 yards while David Jones scored on a 
99-yard kickoff return to ignite the comeback for Kentucky, 
which played without injured quarterback Randall Cobb.

Mike Hartline, starting in place of Cobb, completed 19-of-31 
passes for 204 yards with one touchdown and one interception 
despite playing the entire contest with flu-like symptoms.

"Mike Hartline, battling the flu, had a lot of courage tonight,"
Brooks said.  "I'm really proud of our football team."

Pinkney passed for 296 yards and a TD for East Carolina, which 
failed to complete its first 10-win season since 1991.

Kentucky forged a 16-16 tie midway through the third quarter 
when Hartline found Kyrus Lanxter for a 19-yard TD.

The Pirates reclaimed the lead at 19-16 when Ben Hartman drilled
a 43-yard field goal at the end of the third quarter.  But 
Seiber made a 34-yarder just 53 seconds into the final quarter, 
setting the stage for the wild finish.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:18:34 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[East Carolina, Kentucky collide in 50th Liberty Bowl]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[East Carolina (9-4) vs. Kentucky (6-6), 5:00 pm EST

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- East Carolina would love to close
a season that started with upsets of Virginia Tech and West  
Virginia by posting a 10th victory.

The Pirates will get that opportunity when they face Kentucky on
Friday in the 50th Liberty Bowl, being played after New Year's 
Day for the first time in its history.

East Carolina (9-4) earned the berth in the Liberty Bowl after 
defeating Tulsa, 27-24, to win its first Conference USA title.  
It was the school's first conference championship since 1976.

A victory will give the Pirates their second-winningest season 
in school history.  East Carolina recorded an 11-1 record in 
1991 under Bill Lewis.

The Pirates' success is predicated on an opportunistic defense 
that has forced 32 turnovers, the fourth-best mark in the 
Football Bowl Subdivision.

"This is what we talked about beginning with the first day of 
practice - the road to Memphis and what we've got to do to get 
there," East Carolina coach Skip Holtz said.

The Pirates are making their third appearance in the Liberty 
Bowl.  They lost to Illinois, 34-0, in 1994 and defeated 
Stanford, 19-13, the following year.

Kentucky coach Rich Brooks returns to the Liberty Bowl for the 
first time since 1962, when he played in the game while 
attending Oregon State.

The Wildcats received a bowl berth despite finishing 2-6 in the 
Southeastern Conference and losing their last three 
regular-season games.  Still, Kentucky is appearing in a third 
straight bowl game for only the third time in school history.

The Wildcats posted a 6-3 victory over East Carolina in 1993 in 
the only previous game between the schools.  The teams combined 
for just 70 yards passing in a contest played in a driving 
rainstorm.]]></description>
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				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaaf/news/83792-East-Carolina-Kentucky-collide-in-50th-Liberty-Bowl</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:22:51 GMT</pubDate>
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