This afternoon, Mark Richt surprised the world by announcing he would be stepping down as Miami’s head coach and retiring from the game. Almost instantly, Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops’ name was thrown into the conversation as a candidate for the job, with program growth at UK and familiarity with the Miami program being key reasons.
Stoops was even given the third-best odds (+400) to be named Miami’s next head coach behind the field (-200) and Oregon’s Mario Cristobal (+250) on MyBookie Sportsbook:
Mark Richt is OUT in Miami! Who is the next Hurricanes football coach?