Is there a no fly zone in Lexington?
After touching on quarterbacks and offensive line, we decided to switch it up a bit by going to the other side of the football. After sputtering in the first five years of the Mark Stoops era, the defense finally took off in 2018 and they were able to remain a very formidable unit in 2019 following a major talent exodus. The main reason why has been the pass defense.
Over the last two seasons, Kentucky has twice finished top-15 in scoring defense and in the top-35 in SP+’s defensive efficiency rankings.