After settling for a field goal on their first offensive possession, Kentucky’s defense could not wrap up the Commodores as they marched down the field for a 75-yard touchdown drive. Two plays later, A.J. Rose was stripped, Allan George recovered the ball and sprinted 67 yards for a Vandy touchdown. In the blink of an eye, the Cats were trailing by two scores.
“When you go down 14-3, if you’re not a team that has confidence in what we’re doing, you could flinch right there, because you know points have been hard, but that wasn’t the case,” said Stoops.