KSR's Monday Night Football Notebook: Spring Game Guests
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Friday night provided a wonderful opportunity to take spectacular pictures, like the significant one above, at Kroger Field. Before explaining the portrait's significance, allow me to briefly explain why the 2019 Blue/White Game was much more than a photoshoot.
Mark Stoops' 2019 spring game accomplished every imaginable goal. The team left the turf injury free. Fans saw the offense unleash points with explosive plays down the field. Terry Wilson dropped bombs and his receivers finished the catch.
Some may fear Kentucky's secondary has been left in shambles by the mass exodus by future pros. Even though that may prove to be true, you cannot discount Wilson's improvements. He was effortlessly throwing darts. In his first three drives Wilson completed 8-of-8 passes for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 360 and a touchdown at the end of each drive. For those who needed reassurance that Wilson can handle the lofty expectations, he did everything he could possibly do to instill confidence in the fans, coaches and his teammates.
Wilson's timely performance should help Kentucky on the recruiting front.
Beau Allen is arguably the most important recruit of the Mark Stoops era. When the Drew Barker experiment did not work, Stoops had to scrape by with JUCO products. Each have produced magnificent results to this point, but Stephen Johnson and Terry Wilson can't be Beau Allen. The four-star pocket passer is from Lexington. His dad played at Kentucky. He has the potential to be "The Guy" that takes Stoops' program into the stratosphere, and bring a bunch of his talented friends along with him (like Andru Phillips and John Young).
Since Allen's visit for the game, he's conducted a couple of interviews, revealing he will finish the recruiting process in a month or so. In each interview he talked about Kentucky's explosive offense. As Mike Leach and Neal Brown fight for Allen's services, Eddie Gran's offensive onslaught might have come at the perfect time.
Before I get to more recruiting, one more thing from the game...
@AndruPhillips[/caption]
Friday night provided a wonderful opportunity to take spectacular pictures, like the significant one above, at Kroger Field. Before explaining the portrait's significance, allow me to briefly explain why the 2019 Blue/White Game was much more than a photoshoot.
Mark Stoops' 2019 spring game accomplished every imaginable goal. The team left the turf injury free. Fans saw the offense unleash points with explosive plays down the field. Terry Wilson dropped bombs and his receivers finished the catch.
Some may fear Kentucky's secondary has been left in shambles by the mass exodus by future pros. Even though that may prove to be true, you cannot discount Wilson's improvements. He was effortlessly throwing darts. In his first three drives Wilson completed 8-of-8 passes for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 360 and a touchdown at the end of each drive. For those who needed reassurance that Wilson can handle the lofty expectations, he did everything he could possibly do to instill confidence in the fans, coaches and his teammates.
Wilson's timely performance should help Kentucky on the recruiting front.
Beau Allen is arguably the most important recruit of the Mark Stoops era. When the Drew Barker experiment did not work, Stoops had to scrape by with JUCO products. Each have produced magnificent results to this point, but Stephen Johnson and Terry Wilson can't be Beau Allen. The four-star pocket passer is from Lexington. His dad played at Kentucky. He has the potential to be "The Guy" that takes Stoops' program into the stratosphere, and bring a bunch of his talented friends along with him (like Andru Phillips and John Young).
Since Allen's visit for the game, he's conducted a couple of interviews, revealing he will finish the recruiting process in a month or so. In each interview he talked about Kentucky's explosive offense. As Mike Leach and Neal Brown fight for Allen's services, Eddie Gran's offensive onslaught might have come at the perfect time.
Before I get to more recruiting, one more thing from the game...
The Depth Chart
Appearing in the press box for the first time, Adam Luckett was feeling froggy after the Blue/White Game. On top of his grades for the offense and defense, he shared a projected two-deep. I can only disagree with the "or" tag on Keaton Upshaw. Obviously, much will change, especially in the secondary, prior to August 31, but it's a good look where everybody stands as of right now.
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