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  Octavious Oxendine was in the midst of a breakout season last fall when he suffered a knee injury against LSU that sidelined him for UK's final seven games. Through the first six, the North Hardin High School grad tallied 15 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Cutting back on his beloved chicken Alfredo, Oxendine reported to camp weighing 281 pounds after checking in at 318 last year. He's noticed a difference - "I feel faster," he said - and his coaches are seeing it, too. "His weight is down, but he looks stronger," defensive coordinator Brad White said at the start of camp. "He's looser than he's ever been in the past. He's a guy that's brimming with confidence."

Kentucky's defensive line needs Oxendine to take on a bigger role with the departure of leading tackler Paschal to the NFL, and the junior's weight loss journey appears to have put him on the right track. A more-versatile Oxendine bodes well for UK's rotation-based approach in the trenches, and defensive line coach Anwar Stewart has compared the Radcliff native's preseason form to that of Paschal, who weighed 278 pounds during his 2021 All-SEC campaign. "He's playing really fast," Stewart said of Oxendine. "Shoot, when he gets on the edge pass-rush-wise, he's a very strong kid and athletic, very twitchy. He's playing a lot like Josh Paschal." - Courier Journal


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