Offensive lineman Stuart Hines, seen here against Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday, not only enjoys disc golf, but also enjoyed his Finance 300 class. Hines, a sophomore, is the only starter on the offensive line who isn’t a senior. Photo by Adam Wolffbrandt | Staff
Q. You’re the only sophomore starting on the offensive line, and the other four guys are all seniors. Do the rest of the guys ever joke around with you about that?
A. Not really. You know, I’m a sophomore, but I’ve been here three years. So, I’ve been around the guys a lot and they’re used to me being around.
Q. What’s your role on the offensive line, then? Zipp Duncan is a captain, but are you one of the leaders there, too?
A. I definitely try to be a leader now when I can. We all try to be leaders, really. I feel like next year I’m going to have to step it up a notch, and the year after that, I’m going to have to step it up a notch again.
Q. Who’s the toughest guy you’ve ever had to block? Going all the way back to high school, anybody you can think of?
A. The toughest guy to move off the ball is (350-pound Alabama nose tackle) Terrence Cody, for sure. He’s just so much weight. There are guys who are more shifty and have better moves, but as far as pushing him off the ball, he’s probably the hardest.
Q. Why’d you pick UK?
A. Well, I’m from Kentucky. So, that played a little factor in to it. I wanted to stay close to home but wanted to get away too. It’s a good school, it’s a fun school, and when I came up here, I just really liked it.
Q. Who’s the slowest guy on the team?
A. The slowest guy on the team has to be (senior guard) Dustin Luck.
Q.: I asked Alfonso who the fastest guy was. So, I had to ask you who the slowest one is.
A. Then I change my answer to Alfonso Smith (laughs). No, I’m just kidding.
Q. What’s something about you that people would kind of be surprised to know?
A. Something people would be surprised to know … I like to play disc golf.
Q. Really? What got you into that?
A. I’m from Bowling Green, and it’s pretty big there. A lot of my friends did it; so, I started playing with them.
Q. What’s your favorite class?
A. My favorite class — it’s going to make me kind of sound like a nerd — but I like Finance 300. I enjoyed it. I don’t know why. It was just really interesting to me. I don’t like my finance classes now, but I liked that one.
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