LEXINGTON, Ky. — Vanderbilt football’s loss to No. 12 Kentucky Saturday night may have felt like a similar situation as it did last week, but the Commodores did have one player make his mark on the game.

Going through his opening statement, Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea talked about what went wrong in his team’s loss, but he also talked positively about his five-star quarterback, Jared Curtis.

Lea first mentioned that he felt there was a lot to like about Curtis’ performance, especially to start the game. Making his fifth start, Curtis looked like he was making week-by-week progress and was getting more comfortable at the college level in recent weeks. Lea echoed that sentiment postgame Saturday, talking about the progress Curtis has made.

“I really liked where Jared was, early in the game, too. I thought the game looked slowed down. You could see progress,” Lea said.

Curtis finished the game completing 27 of his 36 passes for 247 yards, two passing touchdowns, one interception and one fumble.…