Where Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops falls in CBS Sports head coach rankings Wildcat Blue Nation
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KentuckyfootballheadcoachMarkStoopshasquietlybecomeoneofthemoresuccessfulcoachesintheSEC,especiallywhenyoulookatwhathe’sdoneconsistentlyforahistoricallysubparprogram.
TheWildcatshadjustsevenbowlappearancesinthe19seasonspriortoStoopstakingovertheprogram.Whathashedoneinthe11yearsinLexington?TakentheWildcatstosevenstraightbowlgames.Hewonfourstraightfrom2018-2021.
Aftertwomediocreseasonsfollowingitsfirst10-winseasonsince1977,wheredoesStoopsrankamongthetopcoachesinthecountry?
CBSSportsreleaseditstop-25coachesrankingslastweekandStoopsfoundhimselfrightinthethickofitatNo.20overall.
“Consideringtheuniversitydidn’twanttopayJohnCalipari’sbuyout,andthenCaliparilefttotaketheArkansasjob,canwenowsaydefinitivelythatKentuckyisafootballschool?ThefactIsaythatonlyhalf-jokinglyisatestamenttothejobStoopshasdoneinLexington,”TomFornelliwrote.“Stoopsis73-65withtwo10-winseasonsin11yea
