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Stoops, Cats eager for fall after productive summer

LOUISVILLE - Mark Stoops is a man of constant motion.

He bounces from task to task, managing responsibilities as a recruiter, coach and face of the Kentucky football program.

But for a week this summer, he forced himself to stop. Stoops made time for a trip to the beach with his family.

"I took those seven days and even put my phone up for a while," Stoops said, "so I had some missed recruiting calls and some people reaching out to me and later I said, 'I was at the beach and put my phone up,' and everybody was good with that.