Kentucky head football coach Mark Stoops was asked about special teams today at his pre-Tennessee press conference and he began by hinting at someone that hasn’t been doing his job.
And it wasn’t the special teams coach.
“That is probably most disappointing to me, because that was the thing that I was talking about, the past couple weeks you’ve heard me talk about having the toughness and the attitude to do what you’re asked to do. I’ve got a certain player out there that did not do that. That’s a choice. That’s aggravating. That’s something that’s ‑‑ probably bothers me as much as anything because you know what it comes down to.”
Stoops continued.
“You got a special teams coach that I’m breathing down his neck, you got y’all breathing down his neck and my neck and everything else and everybody is accountable, we all are, starting with me and it goes right down to the players, and there were some plays there that I thought were not acceptable. It’s certain guys that I have rewarded with scholarships and done some things and put it out there to help him and he’s making a decision not to help us by doing his own thing.”
Stoops was then asked what he plans on doing with the “freelancer on special teams” and the 2nd year coach did not mince words.
“Can’t trust him, can’t play him.”
It finally came out that it is cornerback J.D. Harmon who hasn’t been doing his job on special teams.
Stoops didn’t like calling out Harmon, but it sounded like he had really had enough.
“You know, that’s hard for me to do. I have a hard time singling guys out but when guys are not doing what we ask them to do consistently and people’s jobs are on the line that’s not acceptable.”
It sounds like if you don’t do the job you are supposed to do there will be consequences.
I like Mark Stoops more every day.
