Kentucky football coordinators and players talk 31-6 loss to South Carolina

push what happened up front uh from from your Vantage Point well I think just uh you know I really felt I struggled to get in Rhythm all day and so I just think uh you know just seemed like just so many self-inflicted wounds that at all levels early in the game and and certainly coming out in that second half so it's on me and uh you know we got to play cleaner and and and that was obviously undisciplined football and it starts with me how did you see things kind of snowball and impact the quarterback yeah I just think uh you know again I think there were some things early which uh certain calls maybe put us behind the sticks uh a lot of second and long situations and allowed them to pin their ears back um again we got to stay ahead of the sticks it was it was something we talked about all week and obviously didn't execute what's the message to Brock um after a game like that well I think we know there's there's ups there's Downs obviously uh put that one on me and uh you know we're fully confident again in everything he can do we got to put him in better situations and uh and and that's that's part of the struggle of of the ups and downs certainly when you get in this conference play and we got to be ready to go next week what is an adjustment on the offensive line really look like I mean obviously just coming in and they're going to be just as and More Physical faster stronger in front so what does the offensive line have to do what it we got to get back to work and and I don't think it's anything different whether it was a a win today or or what happened you know every everything is is a work in progress and we certainly got to have uh you know our our hearts open and self assessment for all of us again you're hear me say it over and over again it starts with me and so we got to put those guys in better situations uh we got to take the next step this week and get ready to play there seemed to be a good amount of optimism around the front five going into the season is was today as surprise to you as as much as it was for some of us watching I think we got to look at the film you know again and just see you know I know mcy left the game early and and worked to come back and and again we got to look at the film it's hard you know just right after to see uh exactly where we're at but again it starts with me putting them in better positions uh at times we ran the ball well we just weren't able to sustain drives and and we got to do that the the penalties I know that was uh you praise the group for how clean the operation was a week ago but that kind of went the other way today yeah certainly again I mean I just felt coming out of the uh second half it was it was almost every time we felt we made a play early on first and second down obviously we we had a self-inflicted wound and so uh certainly behind the sticks uh for most of that second half again we got to get back to stressing um you know exactly about that pre- snap and win the pre- snap and get back to work only three completed passes the first three quarters and six for the game how do you explain that uh you know again just just never got in Rhythm tonight you know just did not get in Rhythm flat out we felt they were playing soft uh we felt we had to stay patient um just just again it's completely only and one extended you know we end up uh you know forcing a punt there then uh on that next drive we have an opportunity to get off the field um you know on the fourth and short uh and you know again that's that's a situation you know you you can't jump off sides you know they're going hard count you know you work it in practice um you know big Learning lesson for the you know inside backers like you can't touch a down defensive lineman cuz they're going to be jittery in that moment you know and so you got to just you know give the call without touching them so um you know but we had opportunities you know and uh another third down on the next uh the next Drive um you know we had a a Miss sack and then uh you know a good route concept that they ran and um you know he was able to sort of extend the the play and then throw down field and you know it just one of those days like that we've got to play better in crucial moments you know I think there was a lot of good things that they did you know and and you know negative you know generating negative plays and uh you know we we really emphasized you know with our guys this year on third down you know they were you just don't know which third down is going to be the one that changes the game right and yeah it stinks you know I mean it hurts for the guys um but the bottom line is in football you know you got to freaking lick your wounds right and come back to the next week and play again I mean cuz if you just let this one linger then you know it's not going to be any better coach said that he had an issue with the effort from the team is that something you saw as well yeah I mean listen the bottom line is you know we have to strain to the finish in every in every situation strain and so uh we'll go back and we'll look at the tape you know and you know identify those moments or where where that didn't occur and and we're not going to shot away from it uh we we'll own every one of them you know obviously uh you know we've got a coach better uh I've got to do a better job you know in those moments and uh you know we we've got to clean this thing up in a hurry I'm sorry if you already asked you already asked but were was there any common theme between me a few of those coverage bus where they were just wide open down the field if you could see immediately yeah you know again uh the one on the third down where we missed the sack it was a it was a tougher route you know because the the with the Miss sack and the play extended uh you know it allowed a you know a soft spot to sort of increase you know there are some uh you know some things that that you can get adjusted you know and we made that adjustment on the sideline the the one late was just a dropped coverage and you know the the player knew it like he just the one thing that happens late in ball games as you feel a game getting away you start a press and try to do too much and guys have to realize Hey listen even in those moments you just have to do your job and no matter how significant it may feel and it may feel that you're just getting run out of the play and you want to try to help like but the time is that hey if you drop your primary responsibility to help somebody else and theirs it could be a big play and and it was late Brad was there a difference in how you guys had to approach South Carolina when Ashford came in for Sellers and then when lenorris came back in uh yeah I mean you you understand you know what what kind of style of each player is um and so you got to be uh you know ready and alert and um but again I thought there were some crucial moments that again if you want to win a close tit ball game like that you have to win those moments and we did sers was like 10 for 20 um you know hats off to South Carolina they played a great game um got to get some things corrected on offense obviously and um get back to work on Monday Brock did the pressure get to you eventually it seemed like you were kind of under a lot of it especially early on you know um South Carolina's defensive line they they played a great game um some of that's definitely on me though um just got to be able to get the ball out be able to move around on the pocket and stuff um dudes were uh dudes were open um just got to make sure do my job of getting them the ball um definitely could have played better back there myself last week you all it took a little while but once you got into Rhythm the offense really started rolling uh how come you all weren't able to really get into rhythm today uh you know I wish I had that answer for you obviously uh I would try to do some more stuff you know on at a halftime and stuff but uh not really sure why um felt like we ran the ball well um pass uh play action game was was there at times uh completed a few balls uh just I don't I don't I don't really have an answer for you but um we're going to try to figure that out when we sit down and watch the film do you think the key is to bouncing back from this bouncing back um I feel like everything today that U kind of shot ourselves in the foot a few times um everything is pretty correctable you know um got to have going to have to watch the film and get back to it um kind of just South Carolina had to a great defense um great team and stuff but at the end of the day uh we we beat ourselves on offense this was obviously a challenging day but looking forward you're playing a team you know pretty well what kind of emotions are going to come with that and also the challenge that they're going to bring to Kover field oh yeah um georg's got a good squad um we got a good squad as well but uh uh the main thing on the mind right now is just putting this game to bed um making sure we get in get our Corrections um making sure we're going through those at full speed Full Tilt uh on Monday today and then uh we'll we'll attack Georgia when when it's time Mark said you got dinked on the shoulder did was that a first quarter second quarter when did that happen um kind of been a while but uh maybe back of the first game and stuff but you know just kind of something you got to do uh number one part of being a quarterback is is toughness and uh just just not going to blame anything on that uh just got to play better mark under throw shoulder yeah Mark said several times he wasn't the response today when a coach says that what do you think that means how do you fix something oh yeah um at Kentucky um we see ourselves as just a blue collar football team you know uh tough dudes um and just we just we just we didn't answer on offense um you know defense play play their butts off today um definitely in the first half and stuff but we got to be able to to move the ball you know and help those guys out and and put some points on the board Brock and putting this behind you what's the key to having a short memory uh short memory you know um it all goes back to the same thing you can't take the highs too high the lows too low obviously this is a low but uh you just got to stay even kill and stuff uh making sure everybody's coming back in with a hard and hammer on Monday ready to get back to work and uh just just really learn from this game and uh try to correct uh the stuff that we obviously didn't do well very surprised never expect to lose never expect to see us lose exactly like that of course but um just never expected it it felt like you guys would maybe take a step or two forward and then a mistake or a penalty would happen how do you how come youall were unable to respond as coach St said so many times man um South Carolina had a great game plan that's all I can say honestly you all did have things kind of going that one driver I think you and Jason carried it 11 times but what was going right that time for the offense Tow and rock right hting the right holes um the o line blocking it up right of course know great cause and real really give a big shout out to the o line honestly so I would say the old line was blocking great what do you guys tell each other you know specifically to Brock what do you tell Brock as he tries to bounce back from it's stough man it isn't anything new um when adversity hits you know that's kind of our MTO what are you going to be and what are you going to do you know what what are we going to do from this loss um are we going to dwell on you know everything that we did bad or are we going to focus on the things that we did good and capitalize on those things so that's what we're telling Brock and not just Brock alone you know he wasn't the only guy out there um everybody on the team just keep that optimistic mindset D what has to change for this to change got the point side got score the ball plenty of time simple you got Georgia next week they giving up a touchdown in two two games how do you how do you attack them I mean got to go back to the drawing board see where they're lacking at on film and attack that so that's how we going to do it is this is this one of the tougher losses you've had to Sall in your career yeah yeah most definitely cuz the deficit the uh the C and touchdowns to man yeah just the worst game worse wor L not having a correct fit with our hands for the holding calls not getting lined up properly for those penalties I mean that's that's just what it is it's that detailed execution letting little things slide that you just can't do in this league the three penalties happen back to back to back but just how hard is it to get it going back after that you're backed up against the goal line yeah I mean it's frustrating you know um you feel like you pop a good run you look back and there's a flag and it happened three times and like I said earlier it's just a complete lack of detail and focus and execution on our part and that was what was the most disappointing and fr from the entire team this week you've been here a while now this is only week two uh what's what's your message to the guys in that offensive line room with you there going forward is number one country on its way in yeah you just got to go to work I mean there's no there's nothing you can do to replace that there's nothing you can do other than just put your head down and go to work this league is a tough League you draw big matchups in week two in conference play and it only gets even diff more difficult every week teams get better and so we just have to have a better better week of practice better detailed execution and just put our nose down and go to work people look to the quarterback obviously Brock to have a better game in this situation but obviously that is a combined effort with him and you guys so what do you tell him you know in practice as he tries to bounce back from this I just you know something I think that coach wolf said to us this week and we're going continue to work is to win football games in this league you have to dominate your box everyone has a little box in the game the quarterback's got a bigger box than most people but as a center it's my box to handle nose guards into your defensive tackles and set the front of protections I need to dominate that box our tight ends they're handling the edge players they're running routs they're blocking that's their box and I think if we just commit to everyone dominates their box you worry about doing your job don't try to do anything extra don't blame anybody don't feed into any of that crap just handle your business and work as a team week in and week out and good the rest of that stuff will take care of itself and obviously we didn't do that today and so that's embarrassing on our part and something we need to clean up but that's going to be our Focus going in next [Music] yeah guys this morale how do you B the back for that um I mean it had our morale down you said it was up but all we can do is come and practice Monday and just work and be better for next week here what was happening with the maybe the Miss assignments in the in the back end on some of their big pass plays um just we had just some Miss like you said we just had some Miss assignments um it's some fible assignments that we can do is just come in and probably just focus on that and just not making minimal mistakes South Carolina started sprinkling Ashford in along with sellers how did that keep you guys a little bit more on edge with them being to do a little bit of everything um it didn't keep us batt cuz they both kind of do the same thing they both kind of run the quarterback so we we was prepared for it talking about you guys didn't have the normal response as you used to when something goes wrong what do you think um I can't answer that cuz I don't I really don't know I mean we just they beat us we just got to come back next week just be ready for as we when you when you are talking to some of those newer guys younger guys whatever the case may be your leader on this team you guys had a disappointing week the number one team of the country is coming in how how do you keep the morale up cuz it's early in the season um just keep the morale little come in practice and work hard that's that's the only thing we can do just control what we can control right now it seemed like in the first half early in the game you guys were making plays you were forcing fumbles they just you know didn't fall into your guys' hands was that frustrating but then eventually South car just kind of rolled after that but you guys had a strong start did did it fall apart then um I mean yeah we just didn't the ball just didn't roll in our hands on some but we had some misassignments that we can fix what else does the defense need to do to improve um just come in and not make the minimal mistakes like we was doing today Mark coach St said before the game and even you know in early end of the game he said something just fell off did you did you guys feel that as well um I me I mean yeah I mean I don't know I mean I was I didn't feel off but as a team we just got to come in and do better you think it was a communication issue or just what what was going on about there uh I don't think it was no communication issue we just we just having mistakes do you believe