Stoops: "We're a better team this year than we've ever been"

Mark Stoops made a special guest appearance on Kentucky Sports Radio during a break in Week 3 of his team's fall football camp. As always, Stoops was very candid and transparent to the show in his comments; although, he did not reveal any new information as to who the starting quarterback will be in 11 days. (Sorry.) He did, however, say, "I've thought about it, but I haven't made a decision on it as far as when and how I'll make that public." Stoops also raved about his team's veteran leadership in a year that, for the first time, the best players are also its best leaders. "We've been more consistent," Stoops told the show. "I've been impressed; in particular, some of those guys on the offensive side of the ball with Benny, CJ and all the O linemen. All those guys are leaders and want to do the right thing all of the time, so they've been impressive. Same with the quarterbacks." Overall, he sees his best football team since he's been at the University of Kentucky. But only time will tell if his best roster will translate to the Cats' best record in his six seasons in Lexington. "Without a doubt, we're a stronger football team this year," Stoops said, proudly. "Whether we play better or whether we win those games, that's why we play them. But we're a better team this year than we've ever been. And as I say all the time, we should be. How it translates to wins and losses, that's why we gotta go play because I can't just say that. "We have a great opportunity. I like this football team. But until you go play, you don't know exactly what we have." 11 days until we see it on the field. Listen to Stoops' entire interview: [audio m4a="http://kentuckysportsradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Stoops-ksr.m4a"][/audio]