LEXINGTON, Ky. (WSAZ) - “I have informed Coach Mark Stoops that we have decided to go in a new direction at head coach. "

University of Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart says Coach Mark Stoops will no longer lead the Wildcats.

It comes after back-to-back losing seasons.

Stoops had been U.K.’s head coach since 2013.

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