Kentucky OC Liam Coen believes Wildcats’ offense is ‘going to be special’ when it clicks
By Jake Rill
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Kentucky has opened the 2021 season with 5 consecutive wins. It has already taken down SEC rivals Missouri, South Carolina and Florida. And it’s now ranked No. 16 in the country.
However, the Wildcats aren’t complacent. They know there are areas they still need to improve to continue having success, including on the offensive side of the ball.
While Kentucky’s offense has rolled at times, it’s struggled at others. There’s the potential for the unit to become more consistent and put up bigger numbers than it has been. On Tuesday, Wildcats offensive coordinator Liam Coen told reporters (including Derek Terry of 247Sports.com) that he’s excited to watch that as it happens.
“I couldn’t be more happy and proud of the way these guys have played. It’s going to click,” Coen told the media. “It’s going to click. It’s clicked at times. We’ve shown flashes in multiple different games, different situations, whether it be red zone or third down, we’ve been very good and we’ve also not been very good. When it does click, it’s going to be special. Just stay the course. When you’re 5-0, it is tough, but it’s actually better for us, because we’re not sitting there 5-0 like we’re just all good. We’re sitting there 5-0 and hungry to get it right.”
Kentucky has plenty of room for improvement. It currently ranks 10th in the SEC with 397.4 total yards per game and ninth with 28.8 points per game. The Wildcats have some tough competition coming up, though — they host LSU this Saturday and play on the road against No. 2 Georgia the following week — so they’ll continue to be tested while trying to get better.
Coen is currently in his first season as Kentucky’s offensive coordinator after spending the previous 3 seasons as an assistant for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL.
Kentucky and LSU are set to kick off on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
