Mark Stoops praises Georgia's defense, Will Levis's effort after loss at No. 1 Georgia
Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats are having a great year. Even after losing 30-13 at Georgia on Saturday afternoon, the Wildcats are a force to be reckoned with.
Heck, even scoring 13 points on Georgia’s elite defense is something to be proud of. After the game, Stoops addressed the media.
He gave plenty of praise to the No. 1 Bulldogs, adding that there are things for his team to play for moving forward.
Below are some of Stoops’ comments from his postgame press conference:
On sending a message to his team with a late touchdown:
Asked what his message to the team was with the final timeout, Stoops said he wanted his guys to score and have something to build on if they have that situation again later in the season.
— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) October 16, 2021
On Will Levis competing and having things to build on:
Stoops: QB Will Levis competed his tail off and showed some good things to build on. This defense is going to make a lot of quarterbacks have a tough time.
— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) October 16, 2021
On other receivers besides Wan’Dale Robinson needing to step up:
Stoops on UK wide receivers: "We need somebody to step up other than Wan'Dale."
— Tyler Greever (@Tyler_Greever) October 16, 2021
On Georgia’s elite defense:
Stoops on UGA's defense: "This is a defense that's going to make a lot of quarterbacks uneasy."
— Tyler Greever (@Tyler_Greever) October 16, 2021
On Georgia as an elite team overall:
Mark Stoops tips his cap to Kirby Smart's Georgia team.
"This is a great team here. I don't know if there's many great teams in college football this year, but I know this one is."
— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) October 16, 2021
Kentucky is off this coming week and then travels to Mississippi State on Oct. 30.
