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Benny Snell: Kentucky football must 'put in the guys that want to play'

Running back Benny Snell met with reporters after a loss to Tennessee. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Kentucky players and coaches were in agreement about at least one thing after a 24-7 loss at Tennessee.

The effort was not good enough.

How that problem gets fixed in time to avoid the kind of tailspin that could torch the Wildcats’ feel-good season is a far more difficult proposition, but star running back Benny Snell has one suggestion.

“You put the guys in that want to play,” he said. “You put the guys in that are going to not hurt the team, that are going to make us better.