New offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello and quarterback Will Levis. (Photo by UK Athletics)
Kentucky’s offense under former San Francisco 49ers quarterback coach Rich Scangarello is expected to make only minor changes from what offensive coordinator Liam Coen did last year when UK won 10 games. However, linebacker Jacquez Jones has been very impressed by what he’s seen during spring practice.
“This offense is wild,” Jones said. “That’s all I can really tell you. You gotta have great eyes. I made a joke that there’s so many (eyes) crossing, even the head coach’s eyes be crossing. It messes with your eyes a lot.
“This offense is going to be deadly. And they’re not even halfway through the playbook. It’s only going to be more to come. I feel like it’s going to be a step up from last year.”
Center Eli Cox said Scangarello is “very methodical” in everything he does.
“He’s very detail oriented coming from the NFL. He is bringing all that attention to us,” Cox said. “Last year coach Coen had to adapt to what we had. He is tailoring more things for us to do and our offense is going to have a lot more to show this year.”
Cox is moving from guard to center this year and quarterback Will Levis says it has been a smooth transition.
“We still have some snaps not up to our standard but we have a lot of time to get extra reps and snaps,” Levis said. “He has done a really good job. There’s a lot on his plate moving from guard to center with making calls but he is a good kid and can do that.”
Kentucky holds its annual Blue-White Game this afternoon.
