Will Mark Stoops be the head coach at Kentucky next season? Conversations are happening now to decide one way or another, according to KSR’s own Matt Jones.
The assumption was that Mitch Barnhart had decided to run it back with Stoops in 2026 coming off three straight wins over Auburn, Florida and Tennessee Tech. Then the wheels fell off in the final two weeks of the season, losing to Vanderbilt and Louisville by a combined total of 86-17, putting UK administration in scramble mode to reevaluate the future of the program.