If you ever needed proof that college football is big business, Mark Stoops’ separation agreement from Kentucky should do the trick.
Key numbers:
- Employment officially ended December 1, 2025
- Total severance: $37,687,500
- Initial lump sum: $3,937,500 within 15 days
- Then: $6.75 million per year, paid quarterly, from 2026 through 2030
- Final payment hits in April 2031
- No mitigation, Stoops keeps every dollar, no matter what he earns elsewhere
In other words, Kentucky will be cutting Mark Stoops checks for more than five more years after he coached his last game in Lexington.