South Carolina sideline reporter says Mark Stoops' account of pregame handshake is false

One of the bigger stories of the weekend actually began before the Kentucky-South Carolina game at Williams Brice Stadium.

Following Saturday night’s 23-13 win over South Carolina, Mark Stoops dropped a nugget on the media that the Gamecocks’ captains wouldn’t shake hands with the Wildcats’ captains. Stoops and the Wildcats seemed to have taken that personally.

Kentucky Sports Radio’s Matt Jones had the post-game quote:

Mark Stoops says on Postgame Show that South Carolina Team Captains refused to shake UK players hands before game for intimidation

— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) September 17, 2017

Kentucky QB Stephen Johnson also tweeted about it after the game.

What you get when you don't shake hands at the coin flip ? https://t.co/5ifY05knC5

— SJII ?? (@stephen_h_j) September 17, 2017

Johnson referenced this photo where he was basically trolling the South Carolina defender by sticking his tongue out.

https://twitter.com/blitzbro_zel/status/909273349708279808

However, Gamecocks sideline reporter Langston Moore refuted Stoops’ quote from Jones’ Twitter account.

False! Definitely not what happened… https://t.co/ns5iBBZ0tZ

— Langston Moore (@reMovethechains) September 17, 2017

Moore then continued to provide details, explaining it wasn’t South Carolina’s fault; it was actually Kentucky QB Stephen Johnson that started it.

Referees stepped in to calm the situations and we flipped the coin… spin it how you want but that false.

— Langston Moore (@reMovethechains) September 17, 2017

So, there you have it. Still, it was an incredible win for Kentucky Saturday night, and one it won’t soon forget.