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SI.com Gives Kentucky’s Hire of Mark Stoops a B+

By on January 15, 2013

Sports Illustrated has issued their report card and given grades to the Universities that have hired new football coaches for next season.

They have given Kentucky’s hiring of Mark Stoops a B+.

Kentucky: Mark Stoops, former Florida State defensive coordinator. It was not realistic to think the SEC’s doormat would land a big name (unless that name was Bobby Petrino). Stoops carries cachet from his time at FSU, where he produced top five defenses the past two years, and at Arizona and Miami before that. He already made one commendable move in hiring Texas Tech offensive coordinator Neal Brown to install the Air Raid that Kentucky formerly employed under Hal Mumme. Grade: B+

Do you think a B+ is a fair assessment of the hire of Mark Stoops?

Should it be a higher or lower grade?