Kentucky Football: 3 takeaways from win vs. Toledo in Week 1

ORLANDO, FL - JANUARY 01: Lynn Bowden Jr. #1 of the Kentucky Wildcats returns a punt 56 yards for a touchdown against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the first quarter of the VRBO Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium on January 1, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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LOUISVILLE, KY – NOVEMBER 24: Terry Wilson #3 of the Kentucky Wildcats runs for a touchdown against the Louisville Cardinals on November 24, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

2. Terry Wilson still has plenty to prove

It took Terry Wilson a little bit to get going against Toledo, struggling to keep pace without Benny Snell in the backfield to help him out. His statistics weren’t horrible by any means. He finished 19-for-26 for 246 yards and two touchdowns.

It wasn’t an amazing performance, but it wasn’t a home run either and he still has a lot of growing to do.

The run game took a bit to get going as well and there was no one player that really stole the show as Benny Snell would have. The Toledo defense was able to hold Kentucky to 176 rushing yards between the three running backs who contributed, which just isn’t enough when you play Florida in two weeks. That slow start will not work out when you take on those big SEC East teams like Georgia or Florida.

Simply put, I am not convinced that Kentucky’s offense is really ready to put together a successful 2019 season. They started too slow, there were too many overthrows and it was just not overall a pretty performance that should have been way more impressive against a team like Toledo.

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