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INSIDER NOTES: The State of the Stoops Era

3val57SW_400x400 (1)by: Justin Rowland5 hours ago
NCAA Football: Kentucky at South Carolina
Sep 27, 2025; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops celebrates a touchdown against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-Imagn Images

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.

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