End of an era: the Mark Stoops story

The University of Kentucky football team is parking ways with Mark Stoops, three days past his 13-year mark with the Wildcats. He was the longest-tenured coach in the Southeastern Conference and is the longest-termed coach in UK football history.

But for now, let's return to day one.

“It is a chance for new beginnings. An opportunity for us to begin to hope and to believe that our program moves forward," UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart said at the introductory press conference. "It is with great pleasure today I introduce the head football coach at the University of Kentucky, Mark Stoops."

New beginnings. Hope. Belief.

Those were the words used on day one; those were the promises kept along the way.

BBN Tonight anchor Maggie Davis collected

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