College Football Predictions 2008 Kentucky Wildcats

The Kentucky Wildcats had a dream season by their football standards beating national champion LSU, FSU, Louisville, and Arkansas behind the playmaking ability of Heisman Trophy candidate Andre Woodson. SportsBetting.com has the Kentucky Wildcats 100 to 1 odds to win the 2009 BCS Championship.  After back-to-back eight win seasons, it appears the Wildcats will have a tough time making the .500 mark. Find out if College Football Predictions Expert Dave Price thinks they can survive the loss of their star QB in his 2008 Kentucky Wildcats predictions and season preview for Point-Spreads.com.

Offense – It doesn't matter if junior Curtis Pulley or sophomore Mike Hartline takes the snaps this fall, neither will give Kentucky as good a chance to win as Andre Woodson did. The Kentucky offense should consist of a heavy dose of running the football this season because of their QB deficiencies. Senior Tony Dixon will be considered the number one tailback, but Alfonso Smith, Derrick Locke, and Moncell Allen will all get plenty of carries. Few teams have as much running back depth in the conference. With three offensive line starters returning, the Cats should be able to run the rock. The wide receiver position is a big offensive concern. Dicky Lyons has 108 career receptions and 16 touchdowns, but no one else has proven themselves at all. It will be vital for Kentucky to establish some sort of a passing attack so that teams can't stack the line of scrimmage against their running game.

Defense – The defense ranked last in the SEC in scoring defense last season, but it was able to come up with big plays in wins over Arkansas, LSU, and Florida State. Because of the returning personnel, this year's defensive unit should be the best that head coach Rich Brooks has had. Defensive end Jeremy Jarmon leads the attack. He was fourth in the SEC in sacks last season and is also a very capable run stopper. Ventrell Jenkins will play the other end, moving out from tackle, and Nii Adjei Oninku returns from injury to give the Cats more depth.

The Wildcats are experienced inside with senior Myron Pryor and junior Corey Peters. Wesley Wood will be a glaring loss at linebacker despite the rest of the unit staying in tact. Braxton Kelley will replace him on the weak side and former prep All-American Micah Johnson will take the middle. Trevard Lindley is a big play corner who came up big in several games last season. You might remember his fourth quarter pick against LSU to help the Cats force overtime. Free safety Marcus McClinton has also shown big play ability with six career picks and seven forced fumbles.

Special Teams – Kickoff specialist Tim Masthay had an SEC-best 23 kickoffs for touchbacks. That is huge to know your kicker can put your opponent in bad field position from the outset. The return game could suffer as the Cats lost their top return men from last year.

College Football Predictions on the 2008 Kentucky Wildcats – 5th in SEC East

After back-to-back exciting eight win seasons, the Wildcats will take a step backward and will be hard-pressed to reach the .500 mark. College Football Predictions Expert Dave Price feels Fifth place in the SEC East is likely.

SportsBetting.com has posted football betting odds on various 2008 College Football Predictions:Alabama        
60 – 1
    
Arizona        
100 – 1
    
Arizona St        
100 – 1
    
Arkansas        
100 – 1
    
Auburn        
40 – 1
    
Boise St        
100 – 1
    
Boston College        
100 – 1
    
California        
100 – 1
    
Clemson        
30 – 1
    
Florida        
6 – 1
    
Florida St        
60 – 1
    
Georgia        
6 – 1
    
Georgia Tech        
100 – 1
    
Illinois        
50 – 1
    
Iowa        
100 – 1
    
Kansas        
75 – 1
    
Kansas St        
100 – 1
    
Kentucky        
100 – 1
    
LSU        
12 – 1
    
Louisville        
100 – 1
    
Maryland        
100 – 1
    
Miami FL        
100 – 1
    
Michigan        
30 – 1
    
Michigan St        
100 – 1
    
Missouri        
15 – 1
    
Nebraska        
75 – 1
    
North Carolina        
100 – 1
    
North Carolina St        
100 – 1
    
Notre Dame        
100 – 1
    
Ohio St        
6 – 1
    
Oklahoma        
6 – 1
    
Oklahoma St        
100 – 1
    
Oregon        
100 – 1
    
Oregon St        
100 – 1
    
Penn St        
50 – 1
    
Rutgers        
100 – 1
    
South Carolina        
75 – 1
    
South Florida        
100 – 1
    
Tennessee        
100 – 1
    
Texas        
30 – 1
    
Texas A&M        
100 – 1
    
Texas Tech        
75 – 1
    
UCLA        
75 – 1
    
USC        
3 – 1
    
Virginia        
100 – 1
    
Virginia Tech        
40 – 1
    
Wake Forest        
100 – 1
    
West Virginia        
20 – 1
    
Wisconsin        
50 – 1
    
Field (Any Other Team)        
25 – 1