WATCH: Mark Stoops after Kentucky’s loss to South Carolina [Video]

After one of the worst losses of his tenure at Kentucky, Mark Stoops was almost at a loss for words. Stoops admitted he did not see the Cats’ 31-6 loss to South Carolina coming, and made it clear the performance was unacceptable — by both players and staff.

“We’ve been beaten pretty badly by some really good football teams but I felt like our team always fought back,” Stoops said to start his postgame press conference. “We talk about it all the time. You get punched, you get hit, you swing back. Very disappointed. Not happy with us, our coaching, our response, the way we played.

“Today, it didn’t look like we’re a very well-coached team, and it didn’t look like a team that really wanted to respond. No coach-speak here. That’s 100% on me and on us. No excuses. They beat us in every facet and we didn’t respond.”

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