Kentucky has quietly rewarded football coach Mark Stoops with a contract extension through the 2030 season, according to the school’s open records.
The new deal, which runs through June 2031, will increase Stoops’s annual salary by over $2 million annually, as he’s now set to make $8.6 million per season beginning in February 2023. He currently earns $6.35 per year under the contract extension he agreed to last November.
The extension also will raise Stoops’s buyout from $1.75 million to $4.5 million. The buyout amount will decrease by $500,000 for every year that the 55-year-old remains at Kentucky for the duration of his contract.