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What Makes the Kentucky Defense Special

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Mark Stoops laid the foundation for Kentucky to develop a defensive identity and Brad White has built the Wildcats into one of the most dominant units in the Southeastern Conference. It’s become the norm, but this year’s group is different in all of the right ways.

What exactly makes this defense so difficult to gameplan against? First and foremost, they are a physical group that plays with a nasty mentality. Brute force will take you places, but only so far. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart described what White does schematically that challenges opposing offensive coordinators and quarterbacks.