The ardor with which Kentucky football pursued victory Saturday at then-No. 14 Mississippi was impeccable.
On display in Oxford was the same refusal to buckle that produced UK’s miracle comeback at Missouri in 2018 and the rally by a depleted Wildcats roster past Iowa in last season’s VRBO Citrus Bowl.
In spite of that, two ill-timed turnovers in the game’s closing minutes and a first-half meltdown by Kentucky’s place-kicking unit left Mark Stoops and troops with a dispiriting 22-19 loss in a road game vs. a ranked, conference foe that UK should have won.
