When Mark Stoops came to Kentucky, fans dreamed of a day when the Cats could dominate defensively. A specialist in the secondary, Stoops has coached legends – Ed Reed, Sean Taylor, Antrel Rolle, and Antione Cason, to name just a few.
Unfortunately, that transformation has yet to be seen, and the positions that have struggled the most are in the secondary. In his first year, the Cats were at the bottom of the FBS with only three interceptions, improving incrementally in 2014 with 11 picks. The Cats didn’t give up too many passing yards per game in 2014 (215), but allowed 12.