{"id":14524,"date":"2023-08-24T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=14524"},"modified":"2023-08-24T00:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:30:00","slug":"watch-final-update-from-kentucky-defense-before-game-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/watch-final-update-from-kentucky-defense-before-game-week\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Final Update from Kentucky Defense Before Game Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The heat couldn\u2019t keep the Kentucky football team off the practice fields at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility. The Wildcats are turning the page from fall camp to Ball State prep and Brad White<\/a><\/strong> had one final update ahead of game week. <\/p>\n

The Kentucky defensive coordinator is satisfied with the package his unit installed in the month of August. It may not include more wrinkles than previous years, but it will look slightly different this fall. <\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like we had a pretty good package last year. I think it\u2019s just, it may be different every year as you sort of adapt to your personnel. So you might look a little different,\u201d said White. <\/p>\n

The Kentucky defensive coordinator spent plenty of his time behind the podium discussing Deone Walker<\/a><\/strong>. No. 0 can be a special player, but who will be the guys making plays alongside him on the defensive line? <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s gonna be a set rotation,\u201d White said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to just try to keep guys fresh. Especially early in the season when it\u2019s hot and you just got to try to roll fresh bodies. So really, who\u2019s playing the best in the firmest at the moment? That\u2019s who\u2019s gonna be in the game and then we\u2019re gonna just gonna roll from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Octavious Oxendine<\/a><\/strong> and Tre\u2019vonn Rybka<\/a><\/strong> have logged a lot of reps, but they aren\u2019t the only potential difference-makers. Defensive line coach Anwar Stewart<\/a><\/strong> has high hopes for Kahlil Saunders<\/a><\/strong> and Jamarius Dinkins<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe got a lot of depth. Guys worked really hard this summer, this fall camp, and so we\u2019re really excited,\u201d Stewart told KSR. \u201cI like where we are, where we\u2019re going. We\u2019ve built a lot of depth over the fall camp. We\u2019re not there yet, but give us another week<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ten more days till kickoff.<\/p>\n

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Maxwell Hairston Ready to Rise Up for Kentucky<\/h2>\n

Kentucky needed cornerbacks to step up during fall camp. Andru Phillips<\/a><\/strong> already had plenty of good tape, but was there anyone else ready to answer the call? Maxwell Hairston<\/a><\/strong> proved just that with an outstanding spring. He then followed it up in fall camp. <\/p>\n

Brad White and Mark Stoops<\/a><\/strong> have targeted big, rangy cornerbacks in the past and Hairston doesn\u2019t necesarrily fit that mold. What he lacks in size, he makes up for in speed (some say he\u2019s the fastest on the team) and tenacity. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf I\u2019m on an island with just a receiver, it\u2019s either you or me, so I gotta win,\u201d Hairston told KSR. \u201cI just feel like being on the island you gotta have short term memory, you gotta be mentally tough, as well as physical. I just feel like if you got that dog, it don\u2019t even matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hairston could not survive an offseason of practices if he didn\u2019t have that dog in him. Barion Brown<\/a><\/strong>, Dane Key<\/a><\/strong> and Co. are bringing it every single day in practice. Even though he\u2019s far from a finished product, Hairston believes the iron has sharpened iron all offseason. Now he just wants to show it on Saturdays. <\/p>\n

\u201cI just feel like my IQ, my feel for the game and just like mentally I\u2019ve taken a step above,\u201d said the third-year cornerback. \u201cGoing into this season I\u2019m very excited to present what I\u2019ve been working on, go out there and show the world what me and my team has got in store for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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