QB and offensive line are 1 and 2. Many threads about this already, so won't belabor the point, but will observe that although Boley seems to have some potential, in the last 4+ quarters [NOTE EDITED] he played, we did not score a single point. Texas is possibly the NC, so understandable in that game, but today was not good in the least. Wimsatt, who is no one's idea of a polished passer, threw two TD passes in less than a half. Anyway, QB is an annual question mark and will be again in 2025 unless and until the QB situation gets fixed.
No. 3 is that I have felt for several years that Kentucky has to get some smaller, more agile defensive linemen. We have way too many guys that weigh 300+ with no lateral speed, and next to no ability to pressure the QB. Thus, we give up a surprising amount of yards, considering the recruiting hype around some of our players. Look at Gillotte at UL (270); the two DEs at South Carolina (250 or so) - that is what I am talking about. Sure it is great if you have the two DTs like Michigan has (Graham and Grant) who are 300+ but can really move, but we don't recruit at that level, so we need to get some much needed quickness and lateral movement up front on defense to turn this back around. If we had that, all of a sudden, our LBs and secondary would look better vs. the run and the pass.
No. 3 is that I have felt for several years that Kentucky has to get some smaller, more agile defensive linemen. We have way too many guys that weigh 300+ with no lateral speed, and next to no ability to pressure the QB. Thus, we give up a surprising amount of yards, considering the recruiting hype around some of our players. Look at Gillotte at UL (270); the two DEs at South Carolina (250 or so) - that is what I am talking about. Sure it is great if you have the two DTs like Michigan has (Graham and Grant) who are 300+ but can really move, but we don't recruit at that level, so we need to get some much needed quickness and lateral movement up front on defense to turn this back around. If we had that, all of a sudden, our LBs and secondary would look better vs. the run and the pass.
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