The biggest recruiting win of the offseason might have been keeping Brad White at Kentucky. Mark Stoops was able to keep the defensive coordinator away from LSU, and the 39-year-old play-caller will be making well over a million dollars this season.
As he enters his fifth year in the program and fourth season as the defensive coordinator, White has slowly been recognized as one of the best defensive coordinators in the SEC. Since he took over, the Wildcats have put together four consecutive top-40 defenses per Bill Connelly’s adjusted efficiency rankings. Before his arrival, Kentucky hadn’t produced a top-40 defense since 2008.