Kentucky’s special teams coach couldn’t help himself during December bowl practices.
As the Cats prepared for the Music City Bowl, Dean Hood scanned the field the way a kid in Target scans the aisles of the toy section.
“You kind of look around and think, ‘Hmm. Next year I’m going to get this guy on punt team and this guy on that team,’” Hood smiled.
Every coach found himself checking out the 13 or so players from the class of 2017 who were redshirted — and several others who were used sparingly — and imagining the future possibilities.