There’s been a subtle shift in Kentucky’s football contracts over the past year or so.
Remember when Coach Mark Stoops signed his big extension in late October of 2014?
At the news conference to trumpet the extra years and money, just hours before the Cats left for Missouri, Mitch Barnhart said he saw no need for buyout language in Stoops’ deal.
The athletics director said at the time that he had never been “a big believer” in forcing coaches to pay money back if they bolt for another job.