Boogie Watson holds a high opinion of Brad White.
“He’s a football genius, in my opinion,” Kentucky’s junior outside linebacker said Thursday of his position coach.
A football genius?
“Coming from the NFL, from the first day he got here, he’s helped me out with everything I’ve done,” explained Watson.
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Now the hope is White does that for the entire defense. After former defensive coordinator Matt House moved on to the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, UK head coach Mark Stoops promoted White, his outside linebackers coach, to the coordinator’s role.