The Kentucky football program was supposed to be better than this. Though fans in Lexington have learned to temper expectations, head coach Mark Stoops looked like the man who would save Kentucky from football obscurity.
Two weeks into the 2016 college football season, it appears as though Stoops’ Wildcats have already given up.
Kentucky jumped out to a 35-10 lead over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. In the six quarters that have followed, however, the Wildcats have been outscored by a margin of 79-7—and no, that isn’t a typo.
According to Jon Hale of The Courier-Journal, sophomore linebacker Jordan Jones is imploring his teammates to fight back.