Kentucky is firing Mark Stoops after 13 seasons, following a second consecutive losing campaign for the program's all-time wins leader, CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reports . Per his contract, Stoops is owed his full $38 million buyout within 60 days of termination, which could make it one of the most expensive firings in college football history.

It's a steep price to pay for a Kentucky athletic department that is all-in on men's basketball and getting a late start on a coaching carousel that has been spinning for two months. But amid lopsided season-ending losses to Vanderbilt and Louisville , Stoops lost the goodwill he briefly regained in the first half of November.

Following a season-ending 41-0 road loss to the rival Cardinals, Stoops struck a defiant tone over whether he plann

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