What Mark Stoops said after Kentucky's big win over LSU

Kentucky football is off to a 6-0 start for the first time since 1950. Mark Stoops’ troops dominated LSU on Saturday night in all phases, thumping the Tigers 42-21 Saturday night in Lexington.

Stoops opened his press conference by thanking Big Blue Nation for the atmosphere it helped create at Kroger Field:

.@UKCoachStoops starts with another shoutout to fans after defeating LSU pic.twitter.com/MY0glePgJQ

— UK Sports Network (@UKSportsNetwork) October 10, 2021

Stoops also discussed quarterback Will Levis, the ground game, bowl eligibility, next week’s Georgia game, play-calling and more with members of the media. Here are the highlights reporters shared from Stoops’ postgame press conference:

“It’s a nice boost for us to play in that kind of environment. … We had a nice, quiet confidence about us.” — Mark Stoops says.

— Josh Moore (@JoshMooreHL) October 10, 2021

Stoops: “Same message as last week. We’re going to enjoy it for a few hours and get back to work tomorrow morning. We’re looking forward to the opportunity next week.”

— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) October 10, 2021

Nice to have one that didn’t come down to the wire, Stoops said. LSU made it a little interesting there for a moment, but the offense responded and put the game away.

— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) October 10, 2021

Stoops on going for it on fourth and goal on UK's first drive:
"I wanted to play aggressive, I wanted to score."

— Kernel Sports (@KYKernelSports) October 10, 2021

Stoops on Will Levis:

"He's a tough kid, just getting better and better."

— Kernel Sports (@KYKernelSports) October 10, 2021

Stoops says rushing game got LSU off-balance the entire game

— Keith Taylor (@keithtaylor21) October 10, 2021

Stoops on the stakes next Saturday in Athens: “They know. Punch the clock on Monday.”

— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) October 10, 2021

Stoops says Liam Coen got really creative with his play-actions tonight. Comes down to being able to run the ball, then you can do some of that stuff.

— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) October 10, 2021

.@BowlSeason passed out bowl eligibility t-shirts to the team after getting its sixth win. “It’s a free t-shirt,” Stoops said. “We want more.”

— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) October 10, 2021

Stoops on Levis in the pocket:
"Overall, I felt like he was more comfortable."

— Kernel Sports (@KYKernelSports) October 10, 2021