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Mark Stoops reacts to big game from Devin Leary, upset win over No. 10 Louisville

Andrew Peters

By Andrew Peters

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Mark Stoops led Kentucky to a huge upset in the Governor’s Cup against Louisville on Saturday.

It’s been an up and down season for the Wildcats, but they came out and ended the season the best way possible. After the game, Stoops praised his team’s perseverance throughout the season as Kentucky battled tough teams week in and week out.

“Just whatever you want to call it, perseverance, resolve, all the stuff us coaches use,” Stoops told ESPN after the game. “But just really proud of our team, it’s been a tough year. And we’ve had a brutal schedule, this is the 4th top-10 team we’ve played. And we were bound and determined to get one of them. So just proud of our team the way we hung in there, competed our butt off their in the 2nd half.”

It was a huge game for Devin Leary. He had 206 yards and 3 touchdowns on the game. The quarterback threw an interception and gave Louisville the ball at the end of the game, but he ultimately Kentucky’s defense stood strong to get a stop.

“We were confident. Devin was under a lot of duress,” Stoops said. “They have a great team and a great defense. So we were bound and determine to come back and put it in position to turn it over to this guy (Ray Davis). I told them in the huddle, I told the big boys to take over and hand the rock to this guy and let’s go end it, and that’s what they did.”

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