Kentucky is expected to fire football coach Mark Stoops, sources told ESPN on Sunday, with the process set to formally play out Monday.

Kentucky has scheduled a team meeting for 8 a.m. ET to discuss the coaching transition, sources told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg.

Stoops just completed his 13th season at Kentucky with a 5-7 record after going 4-8 in 2024. Kentucky lost its final game of the year to rival Louisville 41-0 on Saturday.

Stoops, 58, went 72-80 during his time in Lexington (82-80 if including the 10-win 2021 season that was later vacated) and leaves as the winningest coach in school history. Bear Bryant is No. 2.

Stoops brought consistency to Kentucky, making bowl games every season from 2016 to 2023 and twice finishing in the AP top 20.

But Kentucky has had very few brigh

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