Mark Stoops will not return to coach Kentucky football in 2026. The decision to fire Stoops came after back-to-back sub .500 seasons, both of which ended with several-score losses to archrival ...

Even at the darkest moments of Kentucky football’s 2025 season, the scenario where the Wildcats fired coach Mark Stoops outright always felt close to impossible. Unlike most coaching contracts, which ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — According to documents acquired by LEX 18 in an open records request, the University of Kentucky is set to pay Mark Stoops a severance package totaling $37,687,000 over seven ...

(WKYT) — Today’s Good Question is: Who pays Mark Stoops’ buyout? The money for Mark Stoops’ buyout, much like his salary, will come from the UK Athletics budget. But going forward it will technically ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — New Kentucky football coach Will Stein's deal will pay him $28.5 million over five years, while fired coach Mark Stoops will be paid nearly $37.7 million in severance paid out ...

Mark Stoops remains Kentucky’s highest-paid coach, collecting $6.75 million a year in buyout money as schools face soaring contract costs, looming revenue sharing and rising NIL pressures.

Mark Stoops fired: Kentucky has decided to part ways with head coach Mark Stoops following a second consecutive losing season, as reported by On3’s Pete Nakos and Chris Low. Stoops has just completed ...

“I want to thank Mark for his dedication and leadership over the past 13 years, and as importantly, the friendship that is marked by walking these journeys together,” Kentucky athletic director Mitch ...

Just over 24 hours after Kentucky football was defeated 41-0 by Louisville to end the 2025 season 5-7, it was reported that UK would part ways with Head Coach Mark Stoops. While the formal ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — New Kentucky football coach Will Stein’s deal will pay him $28.5 million over five years, while fired coach Mark Stoops will be paid nearly $37.7 million in severance paid out ...