Awards and Records
The "Bluegrass Miracle" also won the 2003 Best Play ESPY Award award. It beat out plays from Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Vick and Barry Bonds. Devery Henderson accepted the award on behalf of the LSU team. It was the second time an LSU miracle play won an ESPY award: Warren Morris had won the 1997 Showstopper of the Year ESPY Award for his two out, walk-off home run in the 1996 College World Series.
It also marked the second time in as many years that LSU foiled a Kentucky football comeback in the final moments of the game. In the 2001 game, also at Kentucky, the Tigers won 29–25 on a touchdown pass from Rohan Davey to Michael Clayton with 13 seconds left in the game. Earlier in the game, Kentucky had overcome a 12-point halftime deficit to take the lead in the 4th quarter. Kentucky would have better luck in 2007, when they finally did upset LSU at Commonwealth Stadium, who at the time was #1 ranked. This was only the third time in school history UK upset a top ranked football team.
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