{"id":71554,"date":"2024-10-01T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/brock-vandagriffs-play-vs-ole-miss-proved-hes-just-got-a-lot-of-guts\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T01:00:00","slug":"brock-vandagriffs-play-vs-ole-miss-proved-hes-just-got-a-lot-of-guts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/brock-vandagriffs-play-vs-ole-miss-proved-hes-just-got-a-lot-of-guts\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock Vandagriff\u2019s play vs. Ole Miss proved \u201che\u2019s just got a lot of guts\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Stoops said he felt in his gut<\/a> that it was the right decision to go for it on 4th and 7 with four minutes left vs. Ole Miss. The gamble paid off, in large part because his quarterback had the guts to pull it off.<\/p>\n

Last night, Stoops told Tom Leach that Brock Vandagriff<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s deep bomb to Barion Brown wasn\u2019t Kentucky\u2019s first plan on the crucial play; however, when Vandagriff spotted Brown streaking down the sideline, he bet on the speedy wideout to win the matchup with Ole Miss\u2019 defenders. It worked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s how good and well-trained Brock is, our offense, our team. That was not the number one go-to there. That wasn\u2019t like \u2014 it wasn\u2019t just called for a go to him. It happened that way, with getting press coverage, with getting aggressive coverage, he beat him. It was open and it took some guts for Brock to throw that and Barion went and made a play.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a couple of different options,\u201d Vandagriff said of the play on Saturday<\/a>. \u201cWe had different answers for man or zone. They end up going man and pretty much every route except one on that concept is a man-beater. You just pick your matchup and let it fly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown\u2019s performance after the catch was impressive. After grabbing the ball, he juked and broke some ankles, pivoting toward the middle of the field to stay alive and keep the clock going. By doing so, he turned a 34-yard pass into a 63-yard gain, making it all the way to the Ole Miss 17-yard line. However, just as much praise needs to be given to Vandagriff\u2019s throw, which hit Brown right in the bread basket.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was perfect,\u201d Stoops said. \u201cIt really was. It was, like I said, it\u2019s just playing the game. That\u2019s the way that play unfolded. It was executed perfectly, and I\u2019m grateful for it. Those guys made the play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vandagriff\u2019s big throw capped off another career day. He finished 18-28 for 243 yards and a touchdown, career-highs in completions and passing yards. On non-sack rushing plays, he also ran or scrambled 12 times for 48 yards, including five first downs. Stoops said Vandagriff\u2019s performance is further proof the former Georgia backup deserves to be a starting quarterback in the SEC.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s just got a lot of guts. People ask me a lot, like, what am I going to say to him before his first road game and in the SEC? And I\u2019m like, I\u2019m not gonna say anything to him. Trust your training. Go play ball. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, he\u2019s a very even-keeled young man. He doesn\u2019t get too high, he doesn\u2019t get too low. We talked about it, I think last week, when he was getting rattled or getting pressured, he doesn\u2019t get frustrated, doesn\u2019t get mad at the [offensive line], doesn\u2019t slam his helmet. He just goes on to the next play and I love that about him. And he\u2019s a great young man, he\u2019s a competitor, and he\u2019s put us in a position to win. \u201c<\/p>\n

Kentucky\u2019s offensive line afforded Vandagriff a little more time vs. Ole Miss, but pass protection remains a work in progress (he was still sacked five times). A few games ago, we could have said the same about Vandagriff\u2019s decision-making. Not against the Rebels, an aggressive team capable of capitalizing on every error.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last few weeks, I think his decision-making on when to pull it down, when to run is getting much better,\u201d Stoops said. \u201cI thought in the pocket, he didn\u2019t hold it too long this week, you know what I mean? We didn\u2019t want anymore \u2014 we couldn\u2019t turn it over against a team like that, you know? So, he played very good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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