Terrance Green has a built-in edge heading into Alabama’s trip to Kentucky, and it comes from plenty of familiar work.
Green spent last season at Oregon before transferring to Alabama this offseason, and that meant he had repeated exposure to Will Stein’s offense. Stein was Oregon’s offensive coordinator, so Green saw that system every day in practice. Now, he’s about to line up against it again, only this time Stein is running the show at Kentucky.
That familiarity is part of why Green believes this matchup feels different for him.
“I feel like it helps me a lot,” Green said Tuesday. “I kind of know what he wants to do.
He’s probably going to change it up, but I was with coach Stein two or three years there. So just going against that every day, going against great o-linemen, that will help a lot.”
Alabama and Kentucky both enter Saturday’s game at 1-0, with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.
Green’s read on Stein’s offense is simple: expect the run game to be front and center.
“They love to run the ball,” Green said. “It’s going to be a big week to stop the run this week. We’ve got to play with good pad level, play with our hands, get off blocks and make plays in the backfield.”
Kentucky’s opening win over Youngstown State backed up that reputation. The Wildcats ran it 34 times for 205 yards, a 6-yard average, and scored two rushing touchdowns.
Jason Patterson led the way with 11 carries for 78 yards, a 7.1-yard average, and a long run of 22 yards. CJ Baxter added nine carries for 48 yards and both Kentucky touchdowns.
Baxter, a former Texas running back, is a familiar name for Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer as well. DeBoer coached against him in the College Football Playoff in 2023, when DeBoer was at Washington.
“Just a really solid back,” DeBoer said Monday. “He was highly recruited, explosive, and so know he’s going to get touches, and going to be a priority with what they do offensively.”
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