“Throw the ball to the tight end”. That may be the most popular phrase said within the Big Blue Nation during every football season. In 2022, all of those wishes could finally be answered.
San Francisco 49ers assistant Rich Scangarello is now the play-caller for Kentucky, and the NFL assistant is coming from a passing offense that was very tight end driven. Early signs point to the new offensive coordinator utilizing that position heavily at Kentucky.
The Wildcats will enter fall camp with five scholarship tight ends. Scangarello is very excited about that position group.
“I don’t know that I’ve ever been around a tight end room with this much depth and talent.