Mark Stoops preparing for challenge of 'extremely tough' Vanderbilt

Jack Pilgrim

Photo by Dr. Michael Huang | Kentucky Sports RadioIgnore Vanderbilt football’s 2-2 record ahead of Kentucky‘s trip to Nashville. Mark Stoops and the Wildcats are. They know Clark Lea and the Commodores are a tough out, as they made clear last season by pulling off a 24-21 victory inside Kroger Field.

One-score losses at Wake Forest and UNLV — the latter coming on a last-second field goal on the road — don’t define the program or this current team. Kentucky has a battle coming this weekend at Vanderbilt.

“Looking forward to the challenge ahead heading to Vandy, a team that beat us a year ago. They’re coming off a very difficult loss,” Mark Stoops said Wednesday. “I have a ton of…