Breaking:5 potential replacements for Mark Stoops if he leaves Kentucky👇👇
It appears like Big Blue Nation is coming to the same conclusion: Mark Stoops might not be the best person to lead the Kentucky Wildcats any farther than he has thus far. Although he lifted them out of the bottom, they consistently appear to be a mediocre squad. Whatever crappy bowl game we can get into seems to be the pinnacle of Kentucky football. The bar needs to be raised because college football is introducing a 12-team playoff structure and the SEC will probably send several teams
“Who could Kentucky even get?” “Stoops is the best we can get,” or even “Kentucky is a basketball school, let us just face it” are some of the comments I see from Big Blue Nation the most. But do you think this is only a basketball school?
Big Blue Nation is unique and genuinely a multi-sport institution. No other basketball fan base can sell out Big Blue Madness in 24 minutes, attend a news conference with thousands of people, and still sell out and pack out a game against Vanderbilt at almost 8 p.m. There will be coaches who would love to visit Kentucky and capitalize on our fantastic fan base and deep NIL.
Sumrall is the name that I see mentioned the most. The obvious and unmistakable link is that he played and graduated from Kentucky. In 2005, he also started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Kentucky. He continued on to Troy, Tulane, Ole Miss, and San Diego. He even returned to Kentucky between 2019 and 2021, which helped him land the position of head coach at Troy. With a two-year record of 23-4, he led Troy to the Sun Belt’s top spot two consecutive years as head
2. White, Brad This one is worth mentioning. I have no doubt that other institutions are beginning to take notice of his outstanding work as the defensive coordinator and will want to offer him a position as their head coach. He presently has Kentucky in the top 10 in a number of categories, including fourth in yards allowed per game and ninth in points allowed per game.
3. Ansley, Derrick Given that you are spending money from the NFL on a coach who has just a tenuous connection to the University of Kentucky, this one could be a stretch. From 2013 to 2015, Ansley coached the Wildcats’ defensive backs. Prior to landing a position as a coach in the NFL, he also spent some time in Alabama (during two separate stints).
