Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops has established a ground-and-pound style of play in Lexington, one he has rarely gone away from, regardless of circumstances. Stoops experimented with the approach in his early days with the likes of Jojo Kemp and Boom Williams in the backfield, but really established a run-heavy offense when Benny Snell broke through as a superstar in 2017 and 2018. And then last year, Kentucky was forced to implement a near run-only attack when Lynn Bowden Jr. took over as the team’s starting quarterback midway through the 2019 season.
The production has backed up the approach, as Kentucky has shattered nearly every rushing record the school had to offer in recent years, and the wins have racked up as a result.