After a couple of weeks of struggling, the Kentucky Wildcats football team rebounded and got back on track with wins over Ohio, and then a huge upset win over Ole Miss. It was the latter victory that earned coach Mark Stoops a coaching honor.
Stoops was named as the Bear Bryant Fan Favorite Coach of the Week after the Wildcats beat Ole Miss 20 – 17 on Saturday. It was the Cats’ biggest upset win on the road since 1977.
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Stoops had a very specific blueprint necessary to beat Ole Miss. They had to slow down their high powered offense by controlling the ball, and limiting explosive plays. Even short-handed on defense, they executed the plan, and wound up holding their offense to far below their averages.
It was a brilliant gameplan, and the execution was on point. Stoops deserves a lot of credit for the win, and it may erase some of the negativity around him recently. Congrats to Coach Stoops on the honor.