By: LARRY VAUGHT
Quarterback Patrick Towles did not mince words talking about his play or the way the Kentucky offense played in Saturday’s 27-3 loss at Georgia.
"I thought we prepared well. I thought we did everything we had to do 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,” said Towles, who completed just 8 of 21 passes for 96 yards with two interceptions.
It was a career low in yardage for Towles, who has made 21 starts, and tied his fewest completions in a game. It was also the second time this season he has completed less than 40 percent of his passes — he completed just 33 percent in a loss to Florida — this year.
"I thought I made good decisions today, I just didn't throw the football that well,” Towles said. “There's a lot to that, but I have to get back to work and figure out how to become a better football player."
He might have to do that in a hurry as coach Mark Stoops indicated a starting quarterback change could be coming. Stoops said he had to look at options before UK goes to Vanderbilt and said in “fairness to the team” that includes quarterback.
“I want to win football games, and if I’m not getting it done we need to play somebody else,” Towles, who has six interceptions and just two touchdowns in his last four games, said.
Of course, Kentucky’s offensive line has been a problem area the last four games when it comes to protecting Towles and receviers have also dropped balls. On top of that, leading rusher Boom Williams missed the Georgia game with an elbow injury.
Still, Towles knows he’s the one who has the responsibility for making the offense go no matter what and also will understand that sometimes a change has to be made just to try and change what a team is doing.
“I think it’s fair to say that we have to look at the quarterback position,” Stoops said.
Kentucky opened last year 5-1, then finished 5-7. Kentucky has gone from 4-1 this year to 4-5 with games against Vanderbilt, Charlotte and Louisville left.
"We have three games left so we just have to keep our heads up so we don't have the same results as last year,” running back JoJo Kemp said. “Our guys will come back to practice on Monday and just keep fighting. We will continue to work and get better."
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