UK football’s Vince Marrow defends Will Levis on social media after loss at Ole Miss
Some Kentucky football fans are blaming Will Levis for Saturday’s loss, and Vince Marrow is having none of it.
UK’s associate head coach/recruiting coordinator used social media to defend Levis, the Wildcats’ quarterback who fumbled away the football on the final two drives as No. 7 Kentucky fell to No. 14 Ole Miss 22-19 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.
“All you dudes taking shots @will_levis don’t have a clue what heck y’all talking,” Marrow tweeted Saturday. “Will is a great leader and puts his body on the line every game. We wouldn’t trade him for any Qb in country. The hype is real. Go Big Blue.”
With 11 NFL scouts in attendance, Levis completed 18 of 24 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns against the Rebels. He was sacked three times.
He did take a safety with 10:28 left in the second quarter when the senior was called for intentional grounding in his end zone. The two points extended Ole Miss’ lead to 16-6.
With 2:55 left in the game and Kentucky trailing by a field goal, Levis fumbled while running for a first down at the Ole Miss’ 19-yard line. The Rebels recovered, ending an 11-play UK drive.
When the Cats got the ball back with 1:49 left, Levis and freshman receiver Barion Brown hooked up on a 51-yard screen-and-run to the Ole Miss 7. Next play, Levis hit Dane Key for a 6-yard TD on a fade route in the left corner of the end zone. The play was wiped out by an illegal formation penalty as UK snapped the ball before all players were set.
The very next play, Levis was hit while attempting to pass. The ball came loose. And Ole Miss recovered to seal the victory.
Levis played much of the game with a dislocated finger on his non-throwing hand. He said after the game the injury had little to no effect on his game.
“I have to be a better game manager at the end there,” the quarterback said.
That’s the same quarterback who made some pinpoint fourth quarter throws to give the Cats a chance to pull out the win.
This story was originally published October 1, 2022 at 8:50 PM.
