Kentucky Wildcats (2-2, 0-2 SEC) head coach Mark Stoops is winless in his career against the Georgia Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1 SEC). Stoops’ 0-12 record against Georgia does not indicate how difficult of an opponent the Wildcats have been for Georgia.
Kentucky always plays a physical game against Georgia and came just one play away from defeating Georgia last season (UGA won 13-12). The Wildcats are coming off a 35-13 loss at South Carolina while Georgia is fresh off a 24-21 home loss to Alabama. Both teams are looking to rebound with a key SEC win in Week 6.
Stoops knows Georgia will be a major challenge for Kentucky, who is trying to snap Georgia’s 15-game winning streak in the series.
“Another great challenge this week, going on the road playing a great Georgia team,” Stoops said. “Always a very big challenge. Georgia is coming off a loss. I’m sure they’ll be in a bad mood, like our players are.”
Stoops on having close games, but no wins against Georgia
“We just try to be who we are,” Stoops said. “Through the years, we’ve always tried to be very tough and very physical and play the game the right way. They’ve been, certainly, on the right side of the wins and losses. They have a great team. They’ve beat a lot of people and they’ve had a great program for a long time.”
Who is Kentucky? The Wildcats are a physical team that prefers to rush the football and tries to stay out of obvious passing situations.
What Stoops said about Georgia QB Gunner Stockton
“Gunner (Georgia QB Gunner Stockton) is a guy that is most definitely a dual-threat guy, and he operates this offense very well,” Stoops said. “He’s a guy that makes very good decisions, he could hurt you with his legs and buy himself enough time. He has just enough speed and athletic ability to really hurt you when he wants to but he also operates the…
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