Two days after Kentucky fell two yards short to Tennessee, I did not expect to see Mark Stoops smiling from ear to ear. That’s exactly what happened when I asked him what he said to recruits after the 17-13 loss to the Vols.
“I was so encouraged by the recruiting aspect of it,” he said as he searched for the proper words to convey his joy.
“There were guys texting me afterwards till late in the evening and picking me up. I was like, ‘I can’t tell you how much that means to me. I needed a little pick up right now.