"Despite a contract that ran through the 2030 season, and with a $9 million payday in 2024, the university made the decision to move on from a coach who authored an impressive era in Lexington. Stoops would be owed 75% of his remaining salary, which equates to approximately $37.7 million. After a season that ended Saturday with a 41-0 loss to in-state rival Louisville, Stoops said he wasn't going anywhere."
"Kentucky is expected to fire football coach Mark Stoops, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Sunday, with the process set to formally play out Monday. Stoops just completed his 13th season at Kentucky with a 5-7 record after going 4-8 in 2024. Stoops, 58, went 72-80 overall at Kentucky with 10-win seasons in 2018 and 2021. Despite a contract that ran through the 2030 season, and with"
Kentucky is expected to fire football coach Mark Stoops, with the process set to formally play out Monday. Stoops completed his 13th season at Kentucky with a 5-7 record after going 4-8 in 2024 and finished 72-80 overall, including 10-win seasons in 2018 and 2021. Stoops' contract ran through the 2030 season and included a $9 million payday in 2024; the university would owe him roughly 75% of the remaining salary, about $37.7 million. The season concluded with a 41-0 loss to in-state rival Louisville, and Stoops publicly stated he would not step down.
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