Adam spencer | 26 days ago
Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats are 4-0, 2-0 in the SEC game, but those last 2 games haven’t been easy against FCS Chattanooga and South Carolina on Saturday night.
But, wins are wins, and even with the Wildcats’ struggles, they will return to Lexington with a perfect record with big smiles on their faces.
However, Stoops weren’t exactly thrilled with his squad after losing the 3-0 turnover battle to the Gamecocks in the 16-10 victory.
Here are some of the Kentucky coach’s post-game statements at his press conference:
By winning an SEC road game:
The Mark Stoops presser in progress …
“Anytime you win an SEC road game it’s a good thing, but we didn’t make it easy.” Noted that his heart rate is on the rise and blood pressure is probably still high this week.
– Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) September 26, 2021
On Chris Rodriguez’s fumbling issues:
Stoops asked about Chris Rodriguez’s ball safety concerns: it’s unacceptable, and he played too much football for us to do. But they leaned on him at the end and came back to him. “The only thing I can say is we can’t find an excuse, we have to go back to work and fix it.”
– Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) September 26, 2021
On the quick defense and tackles in the open field:
Stoops praised the free field tackle tonight. Noted that young DB Jalen Geiger really stepped up and did some great things when he came home for this game.
– Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) September 26, 2021
On becoming Kentucky’s all-time leader in SEC wins:
Looks at Fran Curci for the most SEC wins by a British coach in program history:
“I’m grateful it’s always a tough job in this league… it’s a team effort.”
– Kernel Sports (@KYKernelSports) September 26, 2021
Kentucky have a huge home game against Florida next weekend. We’ll see if the Wildcats can step up to one of the SEC East’s top two teams in this high-profile competition.
