When Kentucky defeated Louisville inside Kroger Field Saturday afternoon, the Cats beat their biggest rival and clinched their seventh win of the season. That same number, seven, also has ramifications for the Cats’ head coach, Mark Stoops, according to a new report by USA Today.
UK’s seventh win of the season triggered an automatic one-year contract extension for Mark Stoops. That sets the “end” to his contract at June 30, 2026. He’s now set to earn $6.25 million in that additional year. His contract reportedly calls for him to earn 75 percent of all scheduled, annual pay if he is ever fired without cause, which means his new “guaranteed” value for that extra year is just over 4.