ATHENS — Following the 27-3 loss to Georgia, here is what Kentucky had to say about the game:

“Very difficult loss, tough to swallow. That was a pretty good beating by Georgia, a very good football team that had their backs against the wall and responded better than we did. Give them credit, they beat us. It was very difficult for us to move the football.”

-Kentucky coach Mark Stoops’s opening statement

“Field position issues were major. With the fumbled punt, there’s not a lot I can say about that. Obviously we can’t do it. Field position has been a major issue. Guys are grinding. There’s a lot that goes into it, and kickers are a big part of it. When their punter’s knocking the hell out of the ball, and their kicker’s knocking the hell out of the ball, that certainly helps recovery units.”

-Stoops on special teams play

“They executed and played very hard and covered us. The possessions is what killed us. We were going three-and-out way too much. We would get some decent yards on first down. When I say decent, we’d get four or five yards. Then we wouldn’t get any on second. And we weren’t very good on third-and-medium or third down in general. When you’re not moving the football, that makes it extremely difficult. Then you add in some turnovers – not good.”

-Stoops on Georgia’s defense

“I know the character of that team. Coach Richt has been around forever. That’s a prideful football team. You all just gave them a chance to circle the wagons. You know what they’re all about, you knew that they were going to play good. We have to do the same thing.”

-Stoops on Georgia’s ability to fight in the face of adversity

“I thought we prepared well. I thought we did everything we had to do to put out a good performance, but preparing is great and you want to do the best you can, but it doesn’t really matter if you can’t perform on Saturday. We’ve got to perform better.”

-Kentucky quarterback Patrick Towles

“It seemed like they were getting first down after first down. It was tough to stop. And then they threw a lot of different stuff at us today like the wildcat and some quick throws.”

-Kentucky linebacker Josh Forrest on stopping the Georgia offense