Mark Stoops and Wildcats recap win over Toledo

Jason Marcum - Sea of BlueKentucky’s quest for a fourth-straight winning season began today with a third-straight win in their regular-season opener.

This time, it was a 38-24 win over the Toledo Rockets, who are favored to be bowl eligible and win the MAC West Division. That’s why it didn’t come as any real surprise that Toledo proved to be a real challenge for a Kentucky team that lost Benny Snell Jr., Josh Allen, and its entire secondary from a season ago.

Thankfully, Kentucky returned most of its offensive line, as well as three running backs in A.J. Rose, Chris Rodriguez, and Kavosiey Smoke, who combined to rush for 176 yards and three touchdowns.

And while the defense got off to a slow…