Kentucky did not lose to South Carolina because of the play of Kaiya Sheron. Heck, he was trying to open a hole for Barion Brown when the Wildcats fumbled away the lead on the opening play of the game. The redshirt freshman from Somerset looked like a first-time starter, but he is not to blame for the Wildcats’ disappointing performance.
“He did some good things when he had time,” Mark Stoops said after the game. “I don’t think we played very good around him. One thing that I put on all of us — myself, coaches and the team — I told the team that I don’t think we responded and played very well around him.