The Mark Stoops era is over. The only person who doesn’t seem to realize it, or simply doesn’t care, is Mark Stoops.
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What channel is Kentucky vs Texas on today? Time, TV schedule to watch Week 8 game
Kentucky football: Mark Stoops reflects on loss to Georgia Bulldogs
Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops said the Wildcats are far from where they need to be and must improve all phases after a 35-14 loss to Georgia.
LEXINGTON — Kentucky football’s latest attempt to end its SEC losing streaks — eight overall dating to last season, and eight at home going back to September 2023 — takes place tonight at Kroger Field.
UK welcomes Texas to town for the first time.
The two previous meetings in this series were in Austin, Texas, with the Longhorns winning both.
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The Wildcats enter tonight’s contest after an open date, which coach Mark Stoops deemed a “productive” week for his program.
“We needed to get some guys healthy and needed to get better, and I feel like we got a lot of work done last week,” he said. “Got guys healthy. Got a little head start on Texas.”
What does Stoops make of the Longhorns, who are ranked 17th in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll and 21st in the AP Top 25?
“We know what you’re getting with Texas: It’s a very good football team, very well coached,” he said. “Ton of respect for coach Sark (Texas’ Steve Sarkisian). I’ve known him for a long time. We’ve gone against each other all the way back to the days out West when I was at Arizona, and he was at USC.
“I’ve always have a ton of respect for him and the way he calls plays.”
Kentucky is 2-3 overall and 0-3 in conference play; UT is 4-2 and 1-1, respectively.
The Wildcats’ last win over a ranked team doubles as their most recent triumph over a league foe: last season’s road upset of then-unbeaten Ole Miss. If the Longhorns are victorious, it will mark their 966th win all time, the fifth most in college football history. (Notre Dame, which is fourth, enters today with 966 victories.)
- TV channel: ESPN
- Livestream: Fubo (free trial); ESPN+ (subscriber only)
Kentucky vs Texas will be broadcast nationally on ESPN in Week 8 of the 2025 college football season. Dave Flemming and Brock Osweiler will call the game from the booth at Kroger Field, with Stormy Buonantony reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+, ESPN’s subscription streaming service, and Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 18
- Start time: 7 p.m.
The Kentucky vs Texas game starts at 7 p.m. from Kroger Field in Lexington.
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Odds courtesy of BetMGM, as of Friday, Oct. 17
Texas 38, Kentucky 10: The most points the Longhorns have allowed in any game this season is 29. Kentucky’s offense, which already struggles to score in even the best of times, likely will find it tough sledding against UT’s stingy bunch, which ranks third nationally in scoring defense (11 points per game). Barring a plethora of Texas turnovers, or multiple momentum-shifting plays by Kentucky’s special teams, it’s hard to see how the hosts pull off the upset. — Ryan Black, The Courier Journal
Spread: Texas by 12 ½
Over/under: 42 ½
Moneyline: Kentucky +360, Texas -475.
Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and follow him on X at @RyanABlack.
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It is time for Mark Stoops and Mitch Barnhart to leave Kentucky now
And because of the man who gave him that contract, Kentucky might be stuck in this nightmare.
Mitch Barnhart has been the Athletic Director since 2002. He has done great things for the university. But his refusal to adapt to modern college football, his obsession with “loyalty” over results, and his decision to hand out a lifetime contract with a massive buyout have crippled this program.
Stoops and Barnhart are now tethered together. If one goes, the other has to follow.
Stoops won’t make it easy on Barnhart
In the postgame press conference, after getting shut out 41-0 by Louisville, Stoops was asked if he would consider stepping down. His answer was defiant, bordering on arrogant.
“You think I’m going to walk away? You kidding me? Zero percent chance I walk away. I’m gonna be here as far as I’m concerned.”
He doubled down, adding: “Zero means zero. Zero percent chance I walk.”
Translation: Pay me my money.
Stoops knows the math. He knows he is owed roughly $37 million. He isn’t going to quit and leave that cash on the table. He is daring Mitch Barnhart to fire him.
The Mitch Barnhart problem
This is where the Athletic Director has failed. Barnhart created a situation where a coach who just lost 86-17 over the final two weeks of the season holds all the cards.
Barnhart prioritizes finances over winning. He took away tailgating to sell parking. He moved student sections to sell suites. He has treated the football program like a piggy bank rather than a competitive entity.
Now, that piggy bank is empty, and the bill is due.
There is zero reason to bring back a coach who just presided over the first shutout in the Governor’s Cup since 2004. Absolutely zero.
If Mitch Barnhart can’t figure out the money, if he can’t find the donors to fix the mess he created, then he isn’t the right man for the job anymore, either.
Clean house. Start over. Because what we watched on Saturday wasn’t just a loss; it was the death of a program’s culture.
While there’s mounting pressure to get rid of both, it remains a long shot that either one of them is relieved of their duties. Unless someone at UK other than Barnhart has both the ability and the courage to tell Stoops to leave, then it’s likely both will be back next year. And Kentucky football will be all the worse for it.
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How to Watch Kentucky vs Louisville: Live Stream NCAA College Football, TV Channel
The Kentucky Wildcats face the Louisville Cardinals in this rivalry week college football matchup on Saturday at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.
How to Watch Kentucky vs Louisville
- When: Saturday, November 29, 2025
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ACC Network
- Live Stream: Fubo (try for free)
Louisville comes into the game in 2025 with a 7-4 overall record (4-4 in ACC play). Their offense has produced 29.2 points per game, and having outscored their oppoents by nnearly a combined 70 points. On the other side, Kentucky sits at 5-6 overall (2-6 in the SEC) this year. Kentucky’s offense has averaged 25.1 points per game, and it also gives up the same number to opposing offenses.
As for rivalry history, Kentucky leads the all-time series 20–16. Interestingly, Louisville enters this year’s game as a slight home-favorite, with oddsmakers giving them about a 3–3.5 point edge over Kentucky. This game isn’t just about bragging rights; for Kentucky, a win could get them to 6–6 and bowl eligibility, while for Louisville, a win would be a chance to wrap up the season on a high note. A lot will come down to which team controls momentum, executes under pressure, and perhaps who handles the rivalry intensity better.
This is a great college football matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.
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Kentucky May See Multiple Quarterbacks Against Louisville
The Louisville football team is limping into the last game of the season. After losing to Cal in overtime, they suffered a one-point loss to Clemson at home, then took a beating at SMU. In the middle of those losses, the Cards have lost quite a few players.
Louisville will be without its top three running backs and leading receiver Chris Bell. They also could be playing a backup quarterback.
The maligned Miller Moss dropped a dumbbell on his foot in the weight room, forcing him to miss last week’s game at SMU. He’s considered questionable for the Governor’s Cup against Kentucky.
“We’ll try to get him healthy,” head coach Jeff Brohm said earlier this week. “I could see multiple quarterbacks possibly playing again.”
If Moss is unable to play, the Cards will turn to redshirt freshman Deuce Adams. In last week’s start, the Texas native completed 12-17 passes for 94 yards, and he carried the ball five times.
“Miller Moss, I would expect him to play and you have to prepare for that, but you have to prepare for Deuce as well,” said Mark Stoops. “Jeff has a lot of offense that he can go to and they are always hard to defend. I think they are really good in the pass game and they have a run game that can really hurt you. You have to be prepared for all of it.”
If Moss plays, he may not play the whole game. Brohm is a believer in gadget plays, and with so many injuries on offense, you can expect plenty on Saturday. In the upset over Miami, the Cards put three quarterbacks on the field for a single snap. The Kentucky defense is preparing for anything and everything.
“Gadget plays are hard if you don’t know what you’re looking at. It can be hard to see what you’re looking at, but there’s always little tells,” said Kentucky linebacker Daveren Rayner.
“Maybe if they line up in a certain formation, they might bring in the slot a little bit closer, and in this formation on this part of the field, that’s not what they normally do. There are certain ways that you can see it, but it’s always something that you gotta just trust your keys. You might get caught in a bad situation, but you rely on what you’ve been coached to do.”
No matter who is taking snaps for Louisville, the Kentucky defense cannot have a repeat performance from last week’s game against Vanderbilt.
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