Mitch Barnhart “excited to keep building program with Mark Stoops”

After a wild 24 hours in Lexington, Mark Stoops will be the head coach at Kentucky next season.

Stoops and the Wildcats finished the regular season with a 38-31 win vs. No. 10 Louisville Saturday, improving to 7-5 on the season. But the story of the day and evening centered around Stoops’ future in Lexington.

The UK coach released a statement early Sunday that he will be the head coach in Lexington next season. Mitch Barnhart followed that with a statement about Stoops Sunday morning.

It’s a great day to be a Wildcat. Great Governor’s Cup win, @ukfootball.

Excited to keep building our program with @UKCoachStoops, the winningest coach in @UKFootball history. Thank you, #BBN, for your your support throughout the season. We look forward to #bowlseason and 2024. pic.twitter.com/MBJdMeRMeU

— Mitch Barnhart (@UKMitchBarnhart) November 26, 2023