Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Will Levis on Tuesday essentially revealed UK's gameplan for their matchup against the Tennessee Vols this weekend.

Levis told reporters that the plan for Kentucky is to try to go on long sustained drives that limit Tennessee's offensive possessions.

"I think if we're able to string together a couple of 10-plus play drives and take a lot of time off the clock, that doesn't give them as much on the field," said Levis. "It makes it easier on our defense and gives them the rest that they need. It's going to really tough for them to go against that tempo offense. And for us to go three-and-out, we're not helping the defense at all in that regard."

"So we have to make sure we put long drives together," continued Levis. "Manage the game, manage the clock. We gotta do that if we want to win."

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This is essentially the same strategy that Kentucky had last season against Tennessee.

And it didn't work.

Last year, the Wildcats possessed the ball for 46:08 while the Vols had the ball for 13:52.

Tennessee won 45-42.

The Vols move the ball so quickly and so efficiently that they don't need much time to score. So the game essentially comes down to who makes a stop. Tennessee is going to score. And they're going to score a lot. So the time of possession doesn't really matter (as evidenced by UT scoring 45 points in just under 14 minutes in last year's matchup).

It's not a bad idea by Kentucky, but unfortunately for them, it doesn't really change the game. It's still going to be a shootout. It just might be a lower score than what we saw Tennessee do against Alabama.

The one thing working against the Wildcats is that their running game is their strength and the Vols' strength is their run defense. I'm sure Kentucky will be able to move the ball some. But the more plays they run without completing splash plays down the field, the more likely it is that Tennessee's run defense will be able to get a stop.

In other words, this isn't a great matchup for the Wildcats. Tennessee will still have to play at a high level to beat a good Kentucky team. But if the Vols play like they did against LSU and Alabama, they shouldn't have any problems on Saturday night in Neyland.

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