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WATCH: Kentucky's coordinators, players talk Vanderbilt win

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Kentucky is 4-0 after the 45-28 win over Vanderbilt, but Liam Coen made it clear that while he’s frustrated with some execution errors on offense, he’s also not going to apologize for winning an SEC road game.

“We’d love it to all look like the first few drives,” Coen said in his postgame press conference. “We’d love to. But [Vanderbilt] coaches too. They play too. And they’re not horrific. It’s not like they’re the worst team in the country, right? They’re a decent team. An SEC football team. And we went and beat them on the road.”

That said, Kentucky’s offense still has some kinks to work out, especially in the running game. Devin Leary was not satisfied with his SEC debut. Ray Davis was just happy to get the win over his former team and move on to what’s next: Florida.

Defensively, the Cats were cleaner, actually scoring 14 points thanks off two pick-sixes by Maxwell Hairston. Brad White was mostly happy with his unit, especially for limiting Vanderbilt to a field goal after a turnover by Devin Leary at the Kentucky 16-yard line.

“I was proud of how we came out in the second half. I was proud of the stand there to just force a field goal after a turnover. It could have been a momentum swing. Obviously, there are really some good things we can draw on as a defense but we still haven’t played a complete game. It’s nice. You’re sitting at 4-0 and you haven’t played a complete game on defense yet.”

More comments from the defense below, including D’Eryk Jackson talking about his interception and lateral to Maxwell Hairston, and Hairston reflecting on a big day. He’s the first player in Kentucky Football history with two pick-sixes in a single game.

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