Terry Wilson explains how Kentucky’s passing game has worked to become more explosive this spring
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Kentucky’s passing game left a lot to be desired on the field last season and with Benny Snell off the NFL, the Wildcats won’t have the most productive running back in school history to lean on this season. That means the fate of Kentucky’s offense likely rests on the shoulders of Terry Wilson to continue his progression as a passer.
That’s a fair leap to make but it won’t just be Wilson that needs to step up this offseason as Kentucky is only returning one receiver (Lynn Bowden) from last season that had more than 10 catches in the fall.
Considering the offense is poised to feature a quarterback that has never had to be the focal point of the offense and he’s surrounded by inexperienced targets, how do the Wildcats plan to make the passing game more explosive?
“Just being dialed in, just doing the little things right and doing what we are supposed to be doing and the big plays will happen. As long as we just take care of the little things and keep pounding it and keep being explosive off the ball,” Wilson said in a video posted to YouTube by Big Blue Insider. “Everybody is running the right route, I’m going through my reads right, all the little things; I feel like we’re going to be explosive, really explosive. Just getting that chemistry, keep working, keep grinding. We will get there.”
According to UK co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw, the team has worked hard to improve Wilson’s mechanics this offseason. That’s something Wilson mentioned should help him on the field next season after some initial awkwardness learning his new and improved mechanics.
“At the start of the spring, we have been changing little things like mechanics and stuff like that. Coach Hinshaw has been doing a good job of getting us in the right position and get our shoulders on target and quicken up our feet,” Wilson added. “It took a minute to get used to it but I feel like now, it’s become second nature.”
Now that the foundation has been laid by the Kentucky coaching staff, it will be on the players to continue that progress during the summer in an attempt to carry over that momentum into fall camp. The fate of Kentucky’s offense next season likely depends on it.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
