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WATCH: Wesley Woodyard Speaks to the Wildcats ahead of Vanderbilt Game

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Wesley Woodyard has been a team captain for almost his entire life. An experienced leader, he shared a message Mark Stoops’ team needed to hear before the final three games of the season.

After Kentucky ran through a practice at the Tennessee Titans’ indoor facility, the former UK linebacker told the Cats to visualize their goals. It was not some sort of vague imagery. Woodyard asked the players to picture themselves making the play that matters most in the fourth quarter. He also asked them to do it for their friend, Terry Wilson.

“I’m sorry you got hurt this year.