Kentucky football offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello might be reminding his players of the story of the tortoise and the hare in the buildup to a matchup with No. 3 Tennessee this week.
Casting Tennessee as the proverbial hare, focused only on speed, and Kentucky as the tortoise, with a slow and steady wins the race motto, might be an oversimplification, but it would be difficult to find two teams with a wider variance in approach to offensive tempo.
Kentucky ranks sixth nationally in time of possession per game (34 minutes, 24 seconds per game) but 115th in total plays. Tennessee ranks 121st in time of possession (26 minutes, 45 seconds) but 42nd in total plays, sixth among teams that have played just seven games.
