Florida dealt a significant blow to Kentucky football's College Football Playoff hopes with a 21-14 victory in Lexington on Saturday. The Gators' defense delivered its strongest performance of the season, while Kentucky head coach Will Stein also admitted that his team failed to meet the standards expected of the program.

During his postgame press conference, Stein expressed his frustration with the Wildcats' performance.

“My message tonight was, um, we're pissed. I'm pissed. Our players should be mad. We didn't play to our standard. We let a team come in here and physically beat us in all three phases,” Stein said.

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Stein also stressed that the team must respond to the disappointing loss by rediscovering its identity.

“And so it's about responding. It's about being our best. You're playing for pride of performance, for a standard, for Kentucky football, for our fans, for all the little kids that were out there that watched us get beat, and not letting that happen again,” Stein added.