LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky coach Mark Stoops quickly dismissed any notion of this weekend’s home game against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, which competes in the lower-tier Football Championship Subdivision, being a “breather” for the Wildcats.
Not with Kentucky (2-0) facing another Southeastern Conference challenge next week at South Carolina. And certainly not with the Wildcats hungry to keep rolling against the Mocs (1-1) – a preseason favorite in the Southern Conference – after answering several gut checks last week against Missouri in the SEC opener for both teams.
“Any great team, no matter what competition level is, plays to the best of their ability,” Stoops said. “That’s what we’re trying to do. It’s on to the next opponent, it’s on to the next challenge for me, it’s trying to get their minds right.
“This team was picked to win their league, so you know they’re talented and can do some good things. No matter who we’re playing, you’re always going to hear me talk about us.”
And Kentucky has given Stoops plenty of good things to say.