Kentucky QB Mike Hartline Arrested early in the morning

Mike Hartline/Courtesy: rootzoo.com

And it reinforces the statement that nothing good can come from being out at 3am.

The starting Quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats, Mike Hartline, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and alcohol intoxication around 3 Friday morning. He was in the midst of an argument with a group of people outside a duplex.

Hartline has bonded out of jail, but we are guessing that he's got some 'splainin' to do. And yeah, the incident happened after he left a bar. Thankfully, he wasn't driving.

According to reports, he was "Unsteady on his feet", his speech was slurred and he smelled like alcohol.

More details from Kentucky.com RIGHT HERE

Again, you can say that "College Kids will be College Kids" and you wouldn't be wrong. However, when you are the starting QB for the schools football team, you need to be a little more responsible than that. It will be interesting to see what Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips has to say about this, though we suspect ultimately it won't affect Hartline's status for the BBVA Compass Bowl, a game to be played....A MONTH from now.

Since the theme of your story is "Early in the Morning" and we couldn't find a video story on this, enjoy the next best thing:

Rich Brooks Says Goodbye To His Ole Kentucky Home

[HT: Lexington Herald Leader]

Rich Brooks has officially retired as head football coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. UK's head coach in waiting, Joker Phillips, is no longer waiting. The gig is his.

Those of us who have covered SEC football and crossed paths with Brooks hate to see him go because what he did at Kentucky is simply remarkable.

Three years into his tenure UK fans wanted Brooks run out of town. The Wildcats then ran off 4 consecutive bowl trips, never accomplished before in school history.

Brooks made Kentucky football matter in the bluegrass state.

Here's a list of Rich Brooks' accomplishments in his seven years as Kentucky head coach:

Became first coach in UK history to appear in four consecutive bowl games

Led the Wildcats to victory over eventual national champion LSU in 2007, the program’s first win over a No. 1 ranked team in 43 years. UK also reached the nation’s top ten for the first time in 30 years that season.

Guided Kentucky to its first bowl in seven seasons in 2006. UK finished 8-5 that season, its most wins in 22 years. Kentucky’s 28-20 victory over Clemson in the Music City Bowl was also the program’s first bowl win since 1984.

In 2009 led Kentucky to its first win over Auburn since 1966 and first road win at Georgia since 1977.

Finishes fourth all-time in UK history in wins behind Bear Bryant, Fran Curci, and Jerry Claiborne.

Became first coach in SEC history to hire an African-American offensive coordinator (Joker Phillips) and defensive coordinator (Steve Brown) at the same time.

Photo Courtesy: Charles Bertram/Lexington Herald Leader

TWTW: Brooks Says He's "80%" Sure He's Not Returning...

((HT: WKYT-TV Lexington))

But sources close to those of us at OSG HQ say you can go ahead and add the extra 20-percent to UK Head Coach Rich Brooks' statement from last night's Music City Bowl postgame comments...

Brandon Fisher was in Nashville for WKYT-TV...


Brooks announced back in January that Joker Phillips was Coach-in-Waiting for the Wildcats footbasll job...

The 68-year-old Brooks finished his seventh season at Kentucky with a 7-6 record and 39-47 overall mark with the Wildcats. If it was his final game, his career coaching record in college will be 130-156-4 in 25 seasons, including 18 seasons at Oregon.

The HQ has to give Brooks a lot of credit for resurrecting a moribund football program in the SEC, much like Bobby Johnson has done at Vanderbilt. It will be interesting to see how Phillips carries the mantle from here...