Kentucky football surfaced as the sixth different Southeastern Conference program to make a coaching change. And the Wildcats' decision comes 24 hours after Mark Stoops refused to walk away .

UK ends up firing Stoops — ending his 13-season run at Lexington Sunday. ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel first reported the departure .

The Wildcats shot to bowl contention by season four of the Stoops era. He previously went 2-10 and 5-7 twice before producing a 7-6 campaign in 2016. That started a school-record eight straight bowl appearances.

Stoops, however, failed to produce an Southeastern Conference champion and delivered just one 10-win season in a loaded SEC . Worse, his UK teams went 3-13 the last two seasons in conference play.

Stoops hit shaky ground at UK following t

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