Mark Stoops and Kentucky entered Saturday as the No. 24 team in the College Football Playoff standings. The Wildcats welcomed Vanderbilt, a team they had beaten 6 times in a row, to Kroger Field. The Commodores hadn’t won an SEC game in 26 attempts.

That streak is now over as Vandy defeated Kentucky 24-21, putting an end to the 3rd-longest losing skid in conference history. Mike Wright connected with Will Sheppard from 8 yards out to put the Commodores up with 32 seconds remaining.

The Wildcats were 10-3 and won the Citrus Bowl in 2021, ending the year in the top 20. They were ranked No. 7 after a 4-0 start to the 2022 season but have dropped 4 of 6 since then. Stoops has had plenty of success in his 10 seasons at the helm of the program, but this ranks as arguably the worst loss of his career.

To make matters worse, the Wildcats’ next game is against No. 1 Georgia, who appear destined for a 2nd straight national championship.

Kentucky’s stunning loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon gained a great deal of reaction across social media: