Barion Brown scores twice, yet Wildcats in a big hole at the half

The Kentucky Wildcats' first half was about as bad as you could imagine. If it wasn't for Barion Brown, nothing good would have happened. Brown accounted for two touchdowns, one on a big flea-flicker and one on a kick return touchdown. However, everything else seemed to go bad, and the problem is that Kentucky's offense isn't built and hasn't shown that it can put together big scores.

Kentucky hasn't looked right all night on defense or offense. Quarterback Brock Vandagriff has thrown two interceptions in the first half, though both bounced off receivers' hands. Two turnovers make it hard to stay in a game; two turnovers in one half are close to insurmountable.

The defense, which is fourth in the nation in yards allowed per game, has allowed 313 yards in the first half. It's been mostly due to explosive plays, but they can't seem to do what they've done all year: stop offenses. And they are going up against a true freshman quarterback and a true freshman running back. They have to find a way to confuse DJ Lagway, the Florida quarterback. He doesn't have enough experience to be ripping Kentucky apart, and yet his explosive plays and his ability to run are doing that.

Barion Brown is the bright spot. His flea-flicker touchdown was amazing.

This is impressive, and yet he decided to top it in the same half when he returned a kickoff for a touchdown. With that touchdown, Brown now has five career kickoff return touchdowns and is the SEC's All-Time record holder.

Where would this game be without Brown? In a deep, deep hole. It already feels like a hole that this offense isn't built to climb out of, but it's way less of a hole with those big explosive plays from Brown. The Wildcats are only down 14 points, but for an offense that struggles to score more than 20 points in a game, it feels almost unachievable.