Wednesday Headlines: Will Levis Edition

The Kentucky Wildcats will look to get back on track this week when they face the Tennessee Volunteers at Kroger Field.

A big part of Kentucky ending its two-game losing streak will be getting a bounce-back effort from Will Levis, who is coming off arguably his worst performance as a Wildcat in the Starkville debacle.

Granted, there were plenty of guys on offense and defense who contributed to one of the uglier performances we’ve seen from a Mark Stoops team recently. Still, Levis was quick to take ownership of the loss and place the blame squarely on his shoulders.

If there’s one thing we’ve consistently seen and read about Levis, it’s how great of leader he’s been in his first year at Kentucky. Controversial food tastes aside, Levis has been quick to deflect praise when things are good while shouldering blame when things get dicey.

Saying this, the Wildcats will need a much better performance from Levis is they’re going to take down the rising Volunteers in what will likely be a high-scoring affair in Lexington.

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