I noticed in both the McNeese and then the Charlotte game it appeared that we went directly to working on the vertical game. Especially knowing that we would be playing Toothless after McNesse. Many of us were going Where TF is the run game? Especially last week it was good to see Metz working the ball in the intermediate range. One thing that we didn't see was Toothless load the box as much as other teams. Perhaps is this the week we see more downfield passing?
Currently UK is ranked 61st in passing yards allowed.
Toothless ranked 36th.
It's possible that we'll see a bit more success there. We know or at least anticipate that Stoops is going to load the box and attempt to make Mertz win it with his arm. Going to have to Max Protect and work it down the field. Maybe we see Pearsall, Wilson, and .........Jean/Mizell. We know that we potentially have the speed to burn them. But have to give Mertz time to throw it.
Hopefully Sandlot and the D will keep UK in check and allow UF opportunities to get the ball and score. Perhaps our run game will open up as well. UK may be 9th overall in rush defense, but they've absolutely played nobody. So hard to get a bead on that. But we'll see. You would think if UF can push UT around we should see some success against them.
Looking for a good game Saturday.