Fans, media blast Mark Stoops after catastrophic 2-minute drill vs. Ole Miss
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Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops is under fire after a disastrous end to the first half against Ole Miss.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 10-0 lead on Saturday afternoon against Ole Miss, but the Rebels ended up taking a 17-13 lead into the halftime break. The Wildcats had an opportunity to potentially put a few more points on the board just before the half, but came up well short due to some questionable decision-making from Stoops and the Kentucky coaching staff.
After initially appearing to be content to run the clock out with just over 1 minute left in the half, Kentucky changed its strategy after Seth McGowan ripped off a big run to get the ball to midfield.
The Wildcats ended up on the plus-40 yard line with 13 seconds left in the half, but didn’t have any remaining timeouts due to mistakes earlier in the game. Disaster struck at that point with Kentucky unable to get lined up correctly on its next play, resulting an an ineligible receiver down field penalty.
Then, from the 45-yard line and firmly out of field goal range, Kentucky was called for holding on the next play as more time ticked off the clock.
Facing a 1st and 25 with just 4 seconds left in the half, Kentucky ended the half with an illegal forward lateral by Zach Calzada. That disappointing end to the half caught the attention of college football media and Kentucky fans alike. Here’s the best of that reaction:
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
