Published 10/22/2008
at Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News
Former Kentucky linebacker Wilbur Hackett Jr.'s latest hit may be his most popular of all. The former Wildcat standout and current Southeastern Conference official was the umpire in last Saturday night's LSU-South Carolina game and became an instant Internet sensation for his shoulder-first knock back of Gamecock quarterback Stephen Garcia.
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