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Tennessee defensive coordinator very familiar with Kentucky's Will Levis

Tennessee has a slight leg up in preparing for Will Levis this week. The Volunteers’ defensive coordinator Tim Banks was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Penn State from 2016 to 2020 while Will Levis was still with the Nittany Lions. As you might expect, Banks was asked about Kentucky’s quarterback during this week’s media opportunities.

“Levis is a tremendous young man, really enjoyed my time around him,” Banks said, via UTSports.com. “Tremendous athlete, big, can run, super-strong arm.”

Over three seasons at Penn State, Levis appeared in 15 games, completing 61-102 passes (59.