When debating the idea of whether Mark Stoops would ever be tempted to leave Kentucky for some college football power, the argument goes that at his current pace, one day UK might build a statue in Stoops’ honor.
Build it now.
That’s what I say. Don’t wait. Strike while the iron is hot. After all, the 55-year-old Stoops just passed the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant as the all-time winningest coach in Kentucky football history, thanks to the Wildcats’ 26-16 victory over the Florida Gators last Saturday. Now the longest-tenured football coach in UK history, Stoops is 61-53 in his 10 seasons in Lexington.
