Marcus Lee poised to join “scary” 2013 Kentucky Wildcat recruiting class today

Oct 13, 2012; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks linebacker Terrell Williams (25) rushes Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Jalen Whitlow (13) during the first quarter at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-US PRESSWIRE

It is just Wednesday but it looks like Jalen Whitlow will be the man when Kentucky faces Georgia Saturday night.  Patrick Towles is still not practicing, but it looks like Kentucky could get some defensive bodies back this week.  Here is more from UK’s press availability yesterday:

"One area that Sanders and head coach Joker Phillips have said needs to improve is the running game. Sanders said Kentucky must establish a passing attack before he sees UK being able to run the football effectively. “I like what our offensive line has done and I like the way our running backs have run, but we are not talented enough to just say we are going to run the ball 60 times here we come and get it done against good defenses,” Sanders said.  “We have to maintain some balance and do enough in the passing game to keep teams honest and that is what we haven’t done the last couple of weeks.” Sanders said there are still areas for optimism, especially with the youth of the squad. “One of the biggest sources of optimism is that we haven’t turned the ball over, so we are doing that part well,” Sanders said. “Up until last week we have had few offensive penalties. We had a couple of procedure penalties last week that hurt us, but we haven’t had too much of them. Young guys usually get better with reps in practice reps or game reps. We do have young guys that are getting a lot of reps and hopefully we are making improvement, and obviously we have to make improvements. You look to those things as optimism.” Sanders said Tuesday that true freshman quarterback Patrick Towles did not practice Tuesday, but he was at practice watching and learning the offense. Defensively, Minter has also dealt with injuries this season, especially to his defensive secondary that missed veterans Martavius Neloms, Ashely Lowery and Mikie Benton last week. Phillips said Monday that Benton was doubtful, while Neloms and Lowery are day-to-day. Minter said getting Neloms and Lowery back would be “priceless.” “It is always good to have veterans in there and kids that have been around the program for a long time,” Minter said about Neloms and Lowery. “The guys that are out there are all we can coach and they have been battling their tails off and playing extremely hard and we have been proud of their efforts.”"

Oct 13, 2012; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks running back Jonathan Williams (32) breaks a tackle to score a touchdown against the Kentucky Wildcats during the first quarter at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-US PRESSWIRE

Remember a couple of years ago, when Steve Brown was the big villain and Rick Minter was supposed to bring his “Nuclear Minter” defense to Kentucky? Well, Minter has been in charge for 19 games and John Clay has a chart detailing Steve Brown’s first 19 games and the first 19 games of the Nuclear Minter:

Perhaps the most telling stat is the fact that Brown’s defense allowed 49 TD’s and Minter’s 62 over that span.  You can see the complete game by game breakdown here.