The pressure on Mark Stoops isn't just coming from the stands or the media anymore. It's starting to come from within the family.
It’s one thing to lose games and face fan anger. It’s another thing entirely when former players, the very individuals who bled blue and white under your leadership, begin to publicly echo that frustration. That signals a potential shift from a coaching slump to a cultural fracture. It has been long brewing, as we talked about some former players here too. Now it grows louder.
Badet amplifies discontent
After former LSU receiver Malik Nabers posted a cryptic "kicking rocks" video seemingly aimed at the fired Brian Kelly, former Kentucky receiver Jeff Badet reposted it with a pointed message directed at his own former program:
“Got a couple of former teammates that’s gonna be on this type of time with stoops ud83dude2d,” Badet posted on X (formerly Twitter).