Since the moment we learned Will Stein was going to be the next head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, most of the hype has been around his high-powered offense. After fans watched Mark Stoops football for more than a decade, can you blame them?
However, that stout defense cannot be taken for granted. Hal Mumme had a fun offense, too, but his Cats never won more than seven games because the defense couldn’t stop a nosebleed.
Stein hired Jay Bateman to lead the Kentucky defense after he spent the last three years in the SEC.