Terry Wilson doesn’t have too far to go

Terry Wilson’s physical gifts were apparent in his first season as UK’s starting quarterback. He recorded the second-most rushing yards (547) and yards per rush (4.1) among SEC quarterbacks. Wilson did have his share of struggles, however. He was 13th in the conference with only 11 touchdown passes and fifth from the bottom with eight interceptions. He also posted the 12th highest passing yards and recorded the fourth-most sacks with 28.

His inconsistency led the Cats’ coaching staff to consider replacing him and to experiment with Wilson, Gunnar Hoak and Danny Clark all in the same game against Missouri. It also contributed to Athlon Sports (in their preseason rankings) ranking him the No.…