Kentucky sophomore defensive tackle Octavious Oxendine was one of the breakout stars in the season opener against ULM this past Saturday. The former North Hardin H.S. star made his debut on Kentucky’s second defensive stand, subbing in for starter Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald from the second DT spot on the depth chart.
His impact was immediate.
On his first play of the year, Oxendine stuffed ULM running back Andrew Henry inside for a one-yard gain on first down. On second down, he ran down wide receiver Jared Sparks to blow up a screen pass for a one-yard gain. Then on 3rd-and-8, Big Ox again held ULM’s offense to only a yard, this time by swallowing up Rhett Rodriguez on the QB draw.