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The kicking game needed to show some big improvements in 2023. Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops brought in former Auburn, Oklahoma, and Texas special teams coordinator Jay Boulware to fix some of the problems. We saw that play out on the field. Barion Brown became one of the best kickoff returners in college football, Kentucky moved into the top half of the SEC in punt return defense, and Georgia Southern transfer Alex Raynor made 10 of 11 field goals one year after the Wildcats missed eight field goals. Jay Boulware switched some things up for the Wildcats. On Friday, the 51-year-old assistant…