Will Levis understands the concern.
No Kentucky quarterback has entered a season with more hype since Tim Couch. His most experienced backup transferred just before the start of preseason practice. The gap between a projected first-round NFL draft pick and any of UK’s backup quarterbacks looks so large that a significant injury to Levis might end hopes of Kentucky contending in the SEC East on its own.
It does not take long when watching the highlight reel of Levis’s first season at Kentucky to wonder if that concern becomes more pressing the first time the Wildcats’ star quarterback tries to hurdle a defender or pound through a tackle for an extra yard.
