Mark Stoops opened up his Monday press conference with brief comments about Kentucky’s shortcomings at Ole Miss before saying his trademark phrase, “get back to work,” to, “get ready to play a very good South Carolina team, a team that is much improved.”
To Stoops’ point, the 3-2 Gamecocks scored a combined 106 points in the last two games, consecutive wins over South Carolina State and Charlotte, to get back above .500 before Kentucky will welcome its SEC East rival into Kroger Field this upcoming weekend. Prior to the back-to-back victories, Carolina lost conference games to No.