“I’m talking less,” Baity said to a shocked group of reporters. “I took a step back from the talking. I know I’m a smart player on the field. Now I can really see the pieces moving and stuff like that, so it’s helping.”
One of five seniors in Kentucky’s secondary, the talented unit has done plenty of talking over the years but has not consistently backed it up. The Cats picked off 11 passes to help Kentucky have the SEC’s fifth-best turnover margin in 2017, but the secondary could not consistently contain opponents, ranked 13th in the SEC in pass defense.