With high-profile transfers and talented skill position players, Kentucky football had high hopes this fall. Those expectations weren't met. What now?

The 2024 Kentucky football season is over, and it ended with a whimper. The Wildcats (4-8 overall and 1-7 in SEC play) lost the annual Governor’s Cup rivalry game to Louisville (8-4 overall and 5-3 in the ACC) 41-14 on Saturday afternoon at Kroger Field in Lexington.

There are peaks and valleys in every head coach’s tenure, especially one that lasts more than a decade. After year 12, Mark Stoops finds himself back in a valley that Kentucky football fans haven’t seen since year 1.

A blowout loss to Louisville ends a dismal season for Kentucky. Mark Stoops says he has a plan to rebuild. Can UK fans trust that?

Mark Stoops is digging his heels in despite his team having a 2024 to forget. Kentucky got demolished on Saturday in their annual rivalry game against Louisville, losing 41-14. The bitter defeat put a capper on an ugly 4-8 season for the Wildcats in which they finished 15th out of 16 in the SEC and failed to achieve bowl eligibility for the first time since 2015.

Well, it would likely come to a retirement announcement, but that’s not happening this offseason, as Stoops continues to make it clear

Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops addresses the Wildcats' need for consistency and is excited to see continuity with his players.

Kentucky struggling mightily vs. Louisville during rivalry week, more and more of Big Blue Nation want for the Wildcats to move on from head coach Mark Stoops. Would UK actually do it? How much is his buyout?