Ray Davis (Vicky Graff Photo)
Mark Stoops wants to put more balance back into the Kentucky offense this week at Louisville.
That means running back Ray Davis might get a chance for more carries than he did in last week’s loss at South Carolina. Remember he ran for 280 yards against Florida in what is still UK’s best win this season.
How does Louisville coach Jeff Brohm think Davis matches up against other backs the Cardinals have played this year?
“Well, I thought we faced a good running back this past week, and I know he’s a true freshman, but man, (Mark Fletcher Jr.) was really good at Miami,” Brohm said. “He was talented, and we had a hard time tackling him.
“We’re going to have our hands full (with Davis). This running game is good. They’ve gone against great defensive fronts already this year in Georgia and Alabama and even other teams, and they’re going to try to run the ball right at us.
“They ran for, I don’t know, 300, 400 yards against Florida. I mean, these guys know how to run the ball, utilize their tight ends, utilize their offensive line and play action off of it, so we have to have a good plan.
“We’ve had some good games to this point against some of that, but this will be a talented team at that position. I did not think it was our best game defensively last week by any means. They were able to get some big plays and were able to run the ball at us, so we’re going to have to improve and tweak some things and make some adjustments, because we have to be able to contain this running back because he’s very talented and very strong.”
