Kirby Smart has always generously praised Mark Stoops’ Kentucky football program. Despite the recent loss to Vanderbilt, that is not changing before the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs come to Kroger Field this Saturday.
“I think there’s a major league respect for Kentucky in our program because the the kids that have played against Kentucky, it’s been a bloodbath, man,” Smart said at his weekly press conference. “The game last year was so physical, so tough, rugged and they run a lot of physical runs, we like to run a lot of physical runs, and you end up just clanging against each other.