Even with Liam Coen’s new pro-style offense, Kentucky lives and dies through the run game. That’s been the staple of Mark Stoops’ teams since his arrival in Lexington and nothing has changed in 2021.
Well, except for Saturday night against Mississippi State, when UK fell 31-17. Kentucky ran the ball for just 66 total yards, the second outing in a row that UK has failed to register at least 100 rushing yards. Up until Kentucky’s first loss of the season against Georgia a few weeks ago, the ‘Cats were averaging over 214 yards per game and hit triple-digits in all of them.