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LSU vs Kentucky: Quarterback tale of the tape

A look at Max Johnson vs Will Levis in this week’s QB Tale of the Tape.

After a demoralizing loss to Auburn on Saturday night in Death Valley, we’re onto Lexington with an SEC cross-divisional matchup with Kentucky. These teams haven’t played each other since the 2014 season. LSU 41-3 in Death Valley. In their last two matchups, the Tigers have won by a combined 76-10 margin. This marks the first LSU trip to Lexington since 2007, a loss to the Wildcats.

These are your typical LSU Tigers and definitely not your typical Kentucky Wildcats. Head coach Mark Stoops has his defense playing at a very high level. They look more like the LSU Tigers than the Tigers do. They run the football and play good defense. Kentucky could be in line for a letdown game after knocking off Florida in Lexington for the first time since 1986.

The two teams feature two quarterbacks who play a different style. Levis is more of a game manager, who throws if the situation calls upon it but they like to run the ball. Johnson is more of the gunslinger, who throws the ball for an average of 36.2 times a game. Levis has an average of 23.6 pass attempts per game.

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Next, we compare the numbers

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Kentucky QB Will Levis apparently takes his coffee with mayonnaise

Wait, what…

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Will Levis has some interesting eating habits, and when he shares them with the world, he tends to go viral.

Before the college football season started, Levis went viral for the unique way he eats bananas. He eats the whole unpeeled and particularly brown banana, and it blew fans’ minds.

Well, Levis — who has a 65.3 completion percentage and a 7-5 touchdown-interception ratio — is turning heads again for how he apparently takes his coffee. Not with sugar, cream, milk or some milk substitute. No.

According to the latest video he posted on his TikTok account — one with nearly 250,000 views at the time of this post — the Wildcats quarterback drinks his coffee with… mayonnaise.

Now, this could be a joke, or perhaps it’s a gimmick ahead of Kentucky’s game against No. 10 Florida on Saturday or maybe it’s purely for the excellent, gross #content.

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I have a very sophisticated pallet. @omgiaaa #fyp #TakeTheDayOffChallenge #BenefitOfBrows

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In the video’s caption, he wrote:

“I have a very sophisticated pallet.”

It’s entirely possible Levis usually takes his coffee in a more traditional fashion, but it appears that at least once, he drank it with mayonnaise. And…

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The way Kentucky QB Will Levis eats a banana is b-a-n-a-n-a-s

What?!

I don’t know if this is how Will Levis eats a banana regularly.

But if the Kentucky quarterback usually refuses to peel the fruit and eats the whole thing, exterior with interior, then … well, that’s just unnatural.

That said, I’m about to educate you! According to WebMD, “Their thick, fibrous peels, however, are a less popular source of nutrition, at least in Western countries. But contrary to what many people believe, banana peels are not only safe to eat, they also offer a number of health benefits.”

Huh! The more you know, I guess! So: here’s Levis on a video that’s being shared everywhere.

If he’s doing it for clicks, he did his job. But if he’s trying to teach us about the benefits of eating the peel — a side note, I’ve read some stuff that says to wash the fruit first — job well done.

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Former Penn State QB wins starting job at SEC school

Former Penn State QB Will Levis has been named the starting quarterback at Kentucky for the 2021 season

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Will Levis entered the transfer portal this offseason looking for an opportunity to find a more prominent role in an offense in 2021. He found it with the Kentucky Wildcats. On Sunday, Kentucky named Levis its starting quarterback for the 2021 college football season.

Levis apparently gelled very quickly in his new surroundings in Lexington this summer. Once he decided to transfer to Kentucky, it was widely believed he would have an excellent chance to be named the starting quarterback for the Wildcats. And now, he has. Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops confirmed the decision on Sunday, noting how efficient the offense has been running with Levis at the helm.

“I’m so incredibly blessed to be given this amazing opportunity,” Levis said in a message posted on his Twitter account on Sunday. “Words can’t describe how excited I am to lead this group of guys!”

Levis will look to provide much-needed juice to the Kentucky offense. The Wildcats were last in the SEC in passing offense in 2020 with an average of 121.5 passing yards per game (only one other SEC school averaged fewer than 200 passing yards per game, South Carolina). Kentucky also had just seven passing touchdowns in 11 games, once again the fewest in the conference (for the sake of comparison, Alabama had 42 touchdown passes, Florida had 46).

Levis was the primary backup to Sean Clifford at Penn State the past two seasons, although Levis had his moments to provide something to the offense. Last season, Levis started one game in place of a struggling Clifford, although Clifford ended up replacing Levis as the game unfolded. Levis completed 60.0% of his pass attempts in 2020 for 421 yards and a touchdown. Levis was also used as a running option for the offense. He accumulated 260 rushing yards and three touchdowns last fall.

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