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Kentucky football: Mark Stoops addresses the team’s need for consistency
Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops addresses the Wildcats’ need for consistency and is excited to see continuity with his players.
Kentucky and Missouri football coaches Mark Stoops and Eliah Drinkwitz share a playful rivalry and friendship.Drinkwitz has led Missouri to recent success, including a New Year’s Six bowl victory and back-to-back 10-win seasons, while Kentucky aims to regain its footing.Both programs face similar challenges with limited resources and in-state recruiting talent compared to other powerhouses in the SEC.Both coaches are emphasizing a “something to prove” mindset and the importance of unity and execution heading into the fall.
ATLANTA — Before the SEC expanded into a 16-team behometh, Kentucky football and Missouri once were joined at the hip. In the days of league divisions, the pair clashed annually as members of the SEC East. Despite their yearly battles, the coaches at the respective schools — Mark Stoops at UK, Eliah Drinkwitz at MU — formed a collegial relationship.
At the conference’s football media days in 2023, Drinkwitz recalled a funny interaction with Stoops when both happened to be vacationing at the same beach earlier that year.
The two continued ribbing each other at this year’s media days get-together Thursday.
Drinkwitz flagged down Stoops in a hallway between the various interview rooms, loudly yelling the latter’s name. Then, during Stoops’ time in the main media room, he began his opening statement stating he knew why Drinkwitz “has a reason not to talk about certain things” — a reference to the Mizzou coach’s earlier comments about conspiracy theories.
“I’ll keep that between myself and him and a few colleagues. Got to keep on eye on ol’ Drink there,” Stoops said with a smirk.
Stoops would be…
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Publish date : 2025-07-18 09:07:00
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