As Mark Stoops<\/a> heads into his sixth year at Kentucky<\/strong> he returns 18 starters from 2017. Fresh off a second straight 7-6 season and bowl bid the staff hopes to continue the momentum in 2018. It has been a very busy few months since the Music City Bowl <\/strong>loss.<\/strong> If you haven’t been following we have you covered with Four Things To Know About Kentucky’s 2018 Offseason.<\/p>\n When the Cats kick off the season on September 1st against Central Michigan they will do so with a quarterback who has never thrown a pass in a game. As it stands now there is a three way battle to replace the departed Stephen Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n Redshirt freshman Terry Wilson<\/a> signed with Kentucky in December after starring for Garden City Community College<\/strong> in Kansas<\/strong>. Throwing for over 2,600 yards and rushing for another 500 Wilson is a true dual threat option the Cats haven’t had in years.<\/p>\n Competing against Wilson is Gunnar Hoak<\/a>, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio. While Hoak has never thrown a pass in a live game he was a star of last year’s spring contest. As it stands now Hoak is probably a little ahead of Wilson because of his familiarity with the system.<\/p>\n Danny Clark<\/a>, a redshirt freshman and former Ohio State<\/strong> commit is pushing Hoak and Wilson for reps. The coaching staff has been pleased with the lefty but may be just behind the other two.<\/p>\n The upcoming spring game on April 13th may shed more light on the quarterback battle but more than likely this will go into fall camp.<\/p>\n When 2017 ended the consensus was most of Kentucky’s top defensive players would declare for the NFL Draft. However in a surprising move, Josh Allen<\/a>, Mike Edwards<\/a>, Jordan Jones<\/a> and Denzil Ware<\/a> all decided to return to Lexington.<\/p>\n 1 more! pic.twitter.com\/i55gnHJzMp<\/a><\/p>\n — Mike Edwards (@M__Edwards7) January 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Quarterback Battle May Last Until September<\/h4>\n
The Band Is Back Together On Defense<\/h4>\n
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