A historic day on the SEC coaching carousel ended with the firing of the league's longest-tenured coach.

Mark Stoops is out at Kentucky after 13 seasons , which included two of the school's four 10-win campaigns, in 2018 and 2021. Stoops brought historic stability to the bluegrass, guiding UK to eight consecutive bowl games and two Top 25 finishes. But after consecutive losing seasons and Saturday's 41-0 loss to rival Louisville, Kentucky pulled the plug. Stoops finishes his tenure at 72-80.

Kentucky has typically been regarded as being a program content with bowl appearances and the occasional breakthrough. The SEC is deeper than ever, but this season featured Vanderbilt winning 10 games and Ole Miss punching its ticket to the College Football Playoff for the first time at 11-1. If Ken

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