Last week Film Room looked at Kentucky’s 92nd S&P+ ranked offense, and found a run-heavy scheme featuring one brilliant player, running back Benny Snell. This week’s focus turns to Kentucky’s 21st S&P+ ranked defense, whose best player is - arguably - running back Benny Snell (hat tip to ckmneon).
Kentucky’s #21 defense (5.23 ypp) is one of only two S&P+ Top 25 defenses to allow more than 5 yards per play. (The other is 7-5 Auburn.) How can a defense that allows, on average, more than half of a first down per play rank 21st in S&P+?