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The Kentucky defense produced a gem on Saturday night against No. 1 ranked Georgia. Head coach Mark Stoops and defensive coordinator Brad White saw their unit hold a potential top-five offense to 5.0 yards per play, a 37.7 percent success rate, and a 12 percent explosive play rate. The Bulldogs only generated 12 first downs in nine non-kneel possessions and were 5-of-13 on third down. We likely will not see another defense do that for the rest of the year. However, Stoops believes that his Kentucky defense can play better. “The defense, in general, played extremely hard. A lot of little things…