Mark Stoops Staying With Kentucky? SEC Chaos on the Final Saturday Night
There’s hardly a dull day when it comes to SEC football. Saturday’s regular-season finale wasn’t without fireworks on the field. Alabama escaped Auburn thanks to a last-second game-winning pass in the Iron Bowl, Florida gave Florida State a scare, Kentucky found a win over No. 10 Louisville, and Texas A&M went toe-to-toe with LSU for […]
Mark Stoops: Tennessee’s Offense ‘About As Balanced’ As It Gets
In Josh Heupel’s first two seasons at Tennessee, the Vols’ offense has given Kentucky fits. Tennessee is averaging 44.5 points per game in its last two meetings with Kentucky and have recorded a number of long touchdowns through the air. “You’ve seen a lot of it the last couple of years. Their tempo creates problems,” […]
What Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops Said About Tennessee On Monday
Kentucky coach Mark Stoops met with the Lexington media on Monday afternoon ahead of Saturday’s showdown between the Vols and Wildcats in Lexington. It’s a pivotal game for Kentucky as the Wildcats are coming off their open date and two losses prior to that. Tennessee has won two straight games in the series and is […]
Kentucky HC Says Georgia ‘Bought Some Pretty Good Players’ In Call For More NIL Support
Saturday night was one to forget for the Kentucky football program. Mark Stoops took his undefeated Wildcat team to Athens looking to give No. 1 Georgia a scare. The Bulldogs have looked susceptible to conference challenges this season but had no issues with Kentucky. Georgia jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first 10 […]
What Aspects of Hendon Hooker’s Game Are On Mark Stoops’ Radar
Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops will have a big challenge ahead for his defense this upcoming Saturday with Tennessee’s electric offense. The Vols currently boast the top offense in the country, which is conducted by quarterback Hendon Hooker. The second-year Tennessee quarterback has been dialed in this season and clearly shares a strong connection with […]
Mark Stoops Raves About Tennessee Transfer During Media Days
After spending about six months in the transfer portal following two years at Tennessee, former Vol running back Dee Beckwith transferred to SEC East rival Kentucky in June. Now, just about a month into his time in Lexington, Beckwith is already impressing the Wildcats’ coaching staff. During his time on stage at SEC Media Days […]
Tennessee Football Outranks Kentucky in Several Key Categories
The Tennessee Volunteers will travel to Lexington this weekend for a game against No. 18 Kentucky on Saturday night. At first glance, the teams are fairly different. Kentucky is led by program veteran Mark Stoops, while Tennessee is led by Josh Heupel in his first year in Knoxville. Additionally, the Wildcats have been in the […]
Lexington Herald-Leader’s Josh Moore Talks Vols’ Border Battle With Kentucky
Each week, Rocky Top Insider will take you behind the scenes with a question and answer with a media member who covers Tennessee’s opponent. This week, the Lexington Herald-Leader’s Kentucky beat writer Josh Moore discussed the Wildcats’ strong 2021 season, their new look offense and more. Question: Kentucky started 6-0 before dropping its last two […]
Stoops Talks Heupel, Vols’ Offense
Mark Stoops and Kentucky earned their second win over Tennessee in the ninth-year head coach’s tenure last fall at Neyland Stadium. The Wildcats have built off that win, turning in a solid 2020 season before opening the 2021 season with a 6-0 record. Tennessee is looking for revenge from last season’s humiliating loss this weekend […]
Everything Josh Heupel Said On SEC Teleconference Ahead of Kentucky Game
Josh Heupel spoke to the media Wednesday morning during his weekly appearance on the SEC Coaches Media Teleconference. Here’s everything the Vols’ head coach had to say before Tennessee’s matchup with Kentucky. Heupel opening statement: We finished up our Wednesday practice. Guys had a really good day on the grass today coming off a bye week. […]
