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Wan’Dale Robinson’s late-game heroics set fans, media abuzz on Twitter
By Sydney Hunte
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Wan’Dale Robinson had a play to remember for Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl against Iowa.
The Wildcats found themselves down 17-13 with 3-and-a-half minutes remaining in regulation. But they went on a 8-play, 80-yard drive to take a 20-17 lead with less than 2 minutes to go.
The play of the drive clearly belonged to Robinson on 2nd and 10 with the Wildcats at their own 47. Will Levis connected with him on a big 52-yard play to set Kentucky up with a 1st-and-goal at the Iowa 1.
Take a look below as Robinson dodged defenders to put the Wildcats on the doorstep:
???n’dale ?@UKFootball getting our pulse pumping early in 2022!
?: @ABC pic.twitter.com/gNmlhOJOdB
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) January 1, 2022
Two plays later, Chris Rodriguez found himself in the end zone for the go-ahead score. And on the Hawkeyes’ ensuing drive, DeAndre Square intercepted Spencer Petras to seal the win for his team.
For the day, Robinson brought in 10 catches for 170 yards. If it’s the last time he puts on a Kentucky uniform, he’ll have gone out with a bang.
Here’s reaction on Twitter to Robinson’s heroics:
Wan’Dale Robinson is such a beast and I’m so glad he got to do it at Kentucky! #bbn
— Tim “Howie SZN” Nichols (@timcities555) January 1, 2022
Wan'Dale Robinson transfers to Kentucky, becomes a legend and does what Nebraska can't do. Beat Iowa.
— Austin Miller (@AustinMillerTV) January 1, 2022
Wan’dale Robinson. You are a bad man. Thank you on behalf of all kentucky fans.
— Kyle Slane (@slaney8) January 1, 2022
Wan’Dale Robinson potential is on full display today. Bitter sweet for #Husker fans.
— Matt From Lincoln (@MattFromLincoln) January 1, 2022
Scott Frost should be fired solely for how he handled Wan’Dale Robinson.
— Dan Weisel (@skweisel1227) January 1, 2022
Wan'dale Robinson. Legend.#weareuk #CitrusBowl
— Anthony Mullins (@mullytweets) January 1, 2022
Wan’dale Robinson is a STUD
— Grayson Rainey (@GraysonRainey12) January 1, 2022
Wan’Dale Robinson. That’s the tweet
— Jacob Lang (@JacobLangTV) January 1, 2022
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
