Since the late 90’s, the UK defense has been defined by hard-hitting linebackers. From Jeff Snedegar’s mustache to Avery Williamson’s smile, there’s been a colorful variety that have taken their talents to the league, and excelled. On the defensive line, Dewayne Robertson set the bar high, followed by powerful pass-rushers like Jeremy Jarmon, Ventrell Jenkins and Bud Dupree.
Behind the front seven, the secondary has been set on fire, burnt more times than not. There have been exceptions — Trevor Lindley, Marcus McClinton, Marty Moore — but in recent years it has been bad. So bad that every time my UofL-fan friend would watch a Kentucky game, he would play a drinking game: finish your beverage every time a Kentucky player got burnt.