Will Stein did not waste any time making his message clear before Kentucky’s trip to Texas A&M.
In the locker room before kickoff, ahead of his first SEC road game as a head coach, Stein told the Wildcats, “I’m telling you, I was watching ’em play two-hand touch in pregame. They’re not ready,” he told the Wildcats in the locker room before kickoff.
“They’re not ready for the ****ing storm that’s about to hit College Station. The way that you’ve prepared has prepped your body, your mind and your soul to go out there and attack.
They haven’t played an SEC game yet, y’all have. You’re battle-tested.
Go win this ****ing game. Trust your training, cut it the **** loose.
“Band of brothers, we’re going out there together.”
Kentucky backed it up in a big way, rolling to a 31-21 win at Kyle Field and putting together one of the program’s most complete performances in recent memory. The Wildcats ripped off 28 straight points from the end of the first half through the start of the fourth quarter and took control of the game.
Now fans get to see how it all unfolded.
Kentucky’s new “unKut” video series, which debuted after the win over Youngstown State and serves as the football version of basketball’s “The Journey” features, has finally taken viewers inside that day in College Station. The 13-minute episode pulls back the curtain on the win and gives a full look at the operation behind it.
The video includes coordinator and position coach interviews, Stein’s halftime message before the decisive third quarter, live sideline communication between staff and players, Tom Leach’s calls on the biggest plays, and the postgame celebration.
After the final whistle, Stein delivered the kind of closing note that fit the day perfectly: “Unbelievable job,” Stein told the team after the win. “We talked about being the eye of the storm?
Man, we are the ****ing storm! We are the storm.”
The episode is the kind of behind-the-scenes access that never gets old.
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