Brad White, second from right, has a defense that has given up over 24 points just once in the last 13 games.
Defensive coordinator Brad White had been the outside linebackers coach for the Indianapolis Colts for six years when coach Mark Stoops brought him to Kentucky five years ago.
He was named defensive coordinator in February of 2019.
Stoops knew White was a significant staff addition when he hired him and he has developed terrific defense as well as sent players to the NFL.
“I knew when I hired him, I said that day one, that it was extremely important, number one, to develop the talented outside backers that we had in the program and then, number two, he was a big-picture guy,” Stoops said.
“I knew right away that was important to me and to our staff. I’ve mentioned with how complex and how many different styles there are in college football. You see so many different styles.”
“You don’t always see that at the next level. With college football there’s extremes and different styles and I think it’s important to have as many big-picture guys as you can.”
Going into today’s game against Vanderbilt, UK has held teams to 24 points or less and 400 yards or less in 12 of the last 13 games and three times this season has held a team to three points or less in the first half.
Kentucky also allowed Missouri to convert just two of 13 third-down plays and held Missouri under 100 yards rushing the third time UK has done that to a team this season.
