The new look SEC is going to be a gauntlet in 2024. If the Kentucky football team wants to finish with a better record than last year, they’ll need to beat the teams they’re supposed to beat, and pull an upset or two. It won’t be easy.
However, ESPN analyst Greg McElroy thinks the Wildcats could surprise some people in 2024. In particular, he mentions the expected strength of the offensive and defensive lines.
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Kentucky will have a lot of veteran leadership on both lines, and that’s always an advantage. McElroy had this to say:
If you think about what Kentucky has done in the last five years under Mark Stoops, they’ve been excellent along the offensive line, not all the time because two years ago wasn’t good. Last year, it was just okay. That has been a position group that has dipped drastically, and they’ve been really solid on the defensive side. Well, last year defensively, they just weren’t as consistent as they’ve been in the past.
He also added that new quarterback Brock Vandagriff should be an improvement over last season, and that the Reds are being “slept on” going into the season.
The 2024 season is an interesting one, and will certainly be a tough one for Kentucky. Analysts like McElroy believe the Wildcats are equipped to be competitive.