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Mark Stoops defiant after latest Kentucky loss

Following Saturday's 35-14 loss to Georgia, Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops denied a report he asked to leave and said, "there's zero chance I'm walking away."
Alan Cutler on his radio show Friday reported Mark Stoops approached Mitch Barnhart after last season's loss to Tennessee and offered to negotiate his buyout.
Kentucky dropped to 2-3 overall and 0-3 in the SEC after the defeat, continuing an eight-game SEC losing streak during which they have been outscored 312-163.
Financially, parting ways would cost the program nearly $38 million within 60 days, and Mitch Barnhart, Kentucky athletic director, warned that another $40 million outlay is unwelcome amid a $140 million loan including $36 million for Kroger Field.
Stoops, the SEC's longest-tenured coach, noted that he 'absolutely' remains the right person and believes he can get the Kentucky football program back on track before No. Texas arrives October 18.

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