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BTI’s Rants and Ramblings: Tuesday Morning Defensive Breakdown

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Every Tuesday I provide the breakdown of the UK defense from the previous weekend in down and distance scenarios. Against Mississippi State, lots of negatives can be pointed out. A porous rush defense doomed the Cats as well as poor 3rd down defense. The offense also didn’t do any favors for the Cats but the defense looked flat most of the game. Here is the analysis from Saturday:

1st Down
Run: 16 rushes for 50 yards, 2 TD
Pass: 11-13, 94 yards, 1 INT

Combined Season Statistics
Run: 49 rushes for 166 yards, 3 TD (1 fumble recovery)
Pass: 44-66, 499 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT, 1 sack (1 fumble recovery)

Breakdown: The rush defense was actually pretty good on 1st down with both touchdowns short yardage situations.