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. . . .crash have you down? Find solace because you are having a better week than former UK starting strong safety Ashton Cobb. First, Rich Brooks announced last Wednesday that Cobb had been replaced as a starter by Freshman Matt Lentz. Come Saturday, Cobb was not in uniform, due to an arrest for the alleged terroristic threatening of an old girlfriend. Reports about the threats aren't flattering. Based on the timing (and, frankly, the way Cobb looked against MTSU), it appears the demotion and arrest were unrelated. Unless the whole thing turns out to be fabricated, it is unlikely Cobb will wear a UK uniform again.

Cobb's absence creates additional depth problems for the Wildcats defense going into the Alabama game. As anyone bothering to read this well knows, UK is already minus starting linebacker Micah Johnson and key reserve DT Ricky Lumpkin. Depth, especially up the middle, is going to be an issue as the Tide will line up play after play and simply try to impose their will on the Cats.

I'd feel a lot better about our chances for an upset, or at least of keeping the game close, if we were healthy.