Kentucky Football: Can Wildcats offense finally catch up to defense?

After another subpar year on offense, Kentucky Football finally made a change at offensive coordinator. Will it be enough to move this program further in the SEC?

Mark Stoops has changed Kentucky football into one of the more surprisingly consistent programs in the SEC and you usually know what you are going to get from the Wildcats every season.

Kentucky football plays really disciplined defense and the Wildcats are going to want to run the ball and grind the clock on their way to victory and that has been good enough to get them to around third in the SEC East most seasons and around seven wins, as well as a bowl game.

Kentucky has had one of the worst passing attacks in the country however and it has put a firm ceiling on this program. Stoops opted for a change this offseason, bringing in Liam Cohen, former offensive coordinator for FCS school Maine who also spent the last three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams learning from Sean McVay.

The hope is that Cohen can bring some creativity to the passing game and quarterback development, while still keeping the Wildcats identity of being a strong running team. I don’t know if this move alone will be what Kentucky needs, but it was past time to go in a different direction offensively.

The big battle that all Kentucky fans are going to be watching this fall is who is going to be the starting quarterback. Terry Wilson was a solid player for the Wildcats over the past few seasons, but his inability to throw the football was frustrating, and thus, Wilson transferred to New Mexico.

Auburn transfer Joey Gatewood and Penn State transfer Will Levis will battle it out and will lead the Kentucky offense. If Kentucky can get good QB play, they should be the third-best team in the East with another solid defense.