Kentucky Offense Looking for a Boost This Week

Final week, the Kentucky offense seemed like a group that was taking part in with a first-time starter at quarterback. The Cats have been solely capable of produce 14 factors in Kaiya Sheron’s first profession begin, as he performed instead of incumbent starter Will Levis.

UK offensive coordinator Wealthy Scangarello put the blame for his unit’s efficiency squarely on his personal shoulders.

“We didn’t do a adequate job,” Scangarello stated of the Cats’ offensive efficiency within the 24-14 loss to South Carolina. “And, clearly, that falls on me.”

Scangarello is aware of that, irrespective of who’s behind middle, the Cats must step up and make issues simpler on that sign caller. That features on the offensive line and at ability positions.

“Move safety is at all times going to be a giant a part of it,” Scangarello stated. “And also you’ve acquired to make performs. Final week, we had guys open, we had issues occur and for one cause or one other, we didn’t execute.”

Talking of that go safety, offensive line coach Zach Yenser is aware of that his unit has some issues that it could possibly be doing higher.

“Some good issues, however we’ve acquired to scrub some issues up in go safety,” Yenser stated. “I feel our guys are persevering with to play laborious. We’re working by means of some accidents.”

Yenser is aware of the one specific factor that his linemen should proceed to enhance.

“We’ve acquired to chop down on the getting beat one-on-one,” Yenser stated. “It’s not missed assignments, it’s simply the one-on-one stuff that we’ve acquired to get higher at.”

Nonetheless, with issues not going nice over the previous two video games, Scangarello is aware of that this offense is basically near being actually good.

“I felt like momentum was pushing for this offense and it was about to interrupt out,” Scangarello stated. “Will will get damage, we’re sloppy final week, we in all probability pressured some issues with some concepts as a result of we’re making an attempt to cowl up for the quarterback. However I do know we have been trending the proper manner towards Ole Miss, it simply takes focus, slightly extra effort and element and higher teaching on our half.”

Having somebody like Levis behind middle could make the whole unit higher, which is why it was apparent that the Cats missed him final week.

“Nice quarterbacks increase the extent of play of the folks round them,” Scangarello stated. “All the little issues, that comes from the quarterbacks and that elevates the gamers round you. While you’ve acquired good gamers round you, it’s your job to distribute to them and allow them to make performs and that makes an amazing offense. Clearly, when Will’s in there, it’s quite a bit simpler and it’s much more easy for all of us as a result of he’s an skilled, nice soccer participant who could make that come alive.”

As for Levis’ standing for this weekend, Scangarello provided an replace.

“He’s day-to-day proper now,” the UK offensive coordinator stated. “He was again on the market at the moment and trending the way in which we hoped he would pattern.”

Having Levis again behind middle can be an enormous increase to an offense that’s nonetheless licking its wounds after final week’s loss to South Carolina.