INSIDER NOTES: The State of the Stoops Era

We’re one month into the 2025 season and the Wildcats are 2-2, having lost both of their conference tests and with a daunting schedule remaining.
It’s hard to see where the wins are going to come from with Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee the next three weeks but it’s not hard to see the tone of the fan base getting ugly if the losses pile up.
Mark Stoops has had a favorable contract situation and this has been the subject of plenty of conversation online and elsewhere.
Cats Illustrated publisher Justin Rowland has been in contact with sources and provides a State of the Stoops Era update on where everything stands.