The Kentucky Wildcats lost 31-17 to the Mississippi State Bulldogs in an SEC football game on Oct. 30, 2021. The loss dropped UK to 6-2 overall and 4-2 in the SEC. Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops fell to 0-5 at Mississippi State. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists John Clay and Mark Story discuss the loss and look ahead to Saturday’s game against the visiting Tennessee Volunteers.
This story was originally published November 1, 2021 at 9:51 AM.
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys.Support my work with a digital subscription
Mark Story has worked in the Lexington Herald-Leader sports department since Aug. 27, 1990, and has been a Herald-Leader sports columnist since 2001. I have covered every Kentucky-Louisville football game since 1994, every UK-U of L basketball game but three since 1996-97 and every Kentucky Derby since 1994.Support my work with a digital subscription
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