Mark Stoops' Kentucky Buyout Is $12 Million
By Ty Duffy
It’s year four of the Mark Stoops era at Kentucky. It’s not going the way folks in Lexington anticipated when he hit the ground crootin‘. The Wildcats opened the season by blowing a huge halftime lead to Southern Miss. In game two, the Florida Gators blew them out 45-7.
Stoops – who has had more contract extensions than bowl game appearances – has a $12 million buyout, after this season.
Kentucky would have to pay $12 million to fire Mark Stoops after this season.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) September 10, 2016
The current market would probably line Stoops up for a three-year, multi-million dollar coordinator gig. College Football coaching isn’t a bad racket, if you can get into it.