You could feel the emotion in Mark Stoops‘ postgame comments after Kentucky beat Auburn 10-3 on the road Saturday night, the Wildcats’ first victory against an SEC team over the last 10 tries. The 2025 season hasn’t gone as planned to this point, but there was a sense of relief from Stoops following this one, like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
Both Stoops and Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze entered this game on the hot seat. This kind of ugly loss for the Tigers might spell the end of Freeze’s tenure on The Plains, likely sooner rather than later.