(Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE)
The University of Kentucky has brought in Mark Stoops as the new football head coach.
First reported by Kentucky Sports Radio and later confirmed by multiple media outlets, the soon-to-be-former Florida State defensive coordinator has accepted an offer to replace Joker Phillips as the Wildcats’ head coach.
Phillips was fired earlier this month after a 1-9 start.
The hiring isn’t official, but the Orlando Sentinel reported that Stoops was on the Florida State campus and expected to attend practice Tuesday afternoon.
The 45-year-old becomes the third Stoops brother to head a BCS conference program. Older brother Bob is Oklahoma’s head coach, while older brother Mike coach at Arizona.
Stoops defensive mind will be utilized to turn around a unit that ranked 11th in total defense in the SEC last season.
