Mark Stoops was emotional during his interview with Alyssa Lang following Kentucky’s win over Auburn. His voice was still thick when he met up with Tom Leach to describe the scene in the locker room ...

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Mark Stoops took Kentucky to bowl games eight seasons in a row but had a 5-7 record in 2025. Michael Chang / Getty Images Kentucky has fired head coach Mark Stoops, ending the tenure of the winningest ...

Kentucky football lost to Tennessee 56-34 with two handfuls of players ruled out for the contest. Perhaps none of those names ruled out — and there were some big ones — were quite as large as Seth ...

A full transcript of Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops’ news conference after his Wildcats beat Florida 38-7. Some questions have been modified for clarity and length. Mark Stoops: Just a very good ...

Back-to-back losing seasons have led to a coaching change at Kentucky. Longtime head coach Mark Stoops is out at Kentucky after 13 seasons in Lexington. The Wildcats lost 41-0 to Louisville on ...

It's been almost a week since the rumors that Penn State is heavily pursuing USC football defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn surfaced. It's been a nerve-wracking week. Trojan fans, and likely Trojan ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky fired the Southeastern Conference’s longest-tenured coach, ending Mark Stoops’ tenure in his 13th season with the Wildcats after back-to-back losing records Monday ...

Kentucky's Mark Stoops is the winningest coach in program history, even with 10 vacated wins taking him down from 82 to 72. Jordan Prather / Imagn Images Kentucky is the Iowa of the Southeastern ...

Since emerging as a potential candidate to join new Penn State coach Matt Campbell’s coaching staff, USC fans are on pins and needles regarding the future of their defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn.