The Kentucky Wildcats lost to the Ole Miss Rebels 22-19 in an SEC football game in Oxford on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. UK dropped to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the league. Ole Miss improved to 5-0 overall and 1-0 in the conference. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnists Mark Story and John Clay discuss Kentucky’s defeat and look ahead to the next game against South Carolina at Kroger Field. For more UK athletics coverage visit www.kentuckysports.com.
Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops talks to his players during a game against Ole Miss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
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
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
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