Kentucky is expected to fire football coach Mark Stoops, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Sunday, with the process set to formally play out Monday.
Stoops just completed his 13th season at Kentucky with a 5-7 record after going 4-8 in 2024.
Stoops, 58, went 72-80 overall at Kentucky with 10-win seasons in 2018 and 2021.
Stoops is earning $9 million this year and is signed through June 2031. Nevertheless, the university made the decision to move on.
Stoops would be owed 75% of his remaining salary, which equates to approximately $37.7 million.
After a season that ended Saturday with a 41-0 loss to in-state rival Louisville, Stoops said he wasn't going anywhere.
Asked after the game about the possibility of stepping down, Stoops told reporters, "Like, I'm going to walk away? Are you kidding me? ... Zero percent chance I walk."
ESPN's Adam Rittenberg contributed to this report.
