"Kentucky coach Mark Stoops angrily denied that he has talked with school officials about a possible buyout after his Wildcats lost 35-14 to Georgia on Saturday. "I'd hate to give anything like that legs," Stoops told reporters. "There's zero chance I'm walking away. There's no quit in me, so that's unequivocally 100% false. Anyone who tells you that is lying.""
"Stoops was responding after a Lexington radio station reported earlier in the week that he had gone to Kentucky officials to discuss a buyout. The longest-tenured coach in the SEC in his 13th season, Stoops has a 69-76 overall record and a 28-65 mark in the SEC. The loss to Georgia dropped Kentucky (2-3) to 0-3 in the SEC after the Wildcats went 1-7 in league play last year."
"Stoops is making $8.6 million per year plus incentives after he signed an amended contract extension in November 2022, with the deal running through June 2031. To fire Stoops, Kentucky would owe Stoops 75% of the salary remaining on his deal. But the 58-year-old coach is adamant that he doesn't want to consider leaving. "I don't want to address that crap no more," he said."
Mark Stoops denied meeting with school officials about a buyout and said there is zero chance he will walk away, calling any such claim false. Kentucky lost 35-14 to Georgia, dropping to 2-3 overall and 0-3 in SEC play after going 1-7 in conference games last year. Stoops is in his 13th season as the SEC's longest-tenured coach with a 69-76 overall record and 28-65 in the SEC. He earns $8.6 million annually under a contract through June 2031, and Kentucky would owe roughly 75% of remaining salary to fire him. The Wildcats have a bye before facing No. 9 Texas on Oct. 18.
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