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Mark Stoops Confirms He Was Pursued 'Aggressively' For Texas A&M Job
Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports
During Thursday's SEC Media Days session, Kentucky coach Mark Stoops acknowledged that Texas A&M made a play for him after firing Jimbo Fisher without providing further details...
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"I was pursued pretty aggressively by them and we’ll just leave it at that out of respect for everybody involved," Stoops said, per On3's Andrew Graham. "There’s a lot of people over the years and a lot of interactions between people, but it was very brief. I was pursued, I had a job to do."

Stoops confirmed in late November that another school contacted him, but he "knew in my heart I couldn’t leave the University of Kentucky right now."
(The Spun)
Filed Under: SEC Football
Originally published on SECRant.com
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Tasseo3 months
Fisher been fired?!?! Huh...
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BigScoreboard3 months
That's funny - so was I.
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burreauxxx3 months
Try to shape that narrative buddy lol
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KennabraTiger3 months
“…Right now”
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kywildcatfanone3 months
This is nen news?
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OJsLifeCoach3 months
I thought he was offered, he took it, it was semi-leaked, the aggie fans pouted and they rescinded the offer. Then went after Elko.

Wasn't this known when it all happened?
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Borntoboogy3 months
He's a solid coach who will get his opportunity one day.
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LSUbacchus813 months
That seems a little strange.
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Datbayoubengal3 months
Why was it strange? The expectations are sky high at TAMU with how much NIL they can dish out for top recruits. He can push for a playoff spots every 3-4 years at Kentucky, and they'll keep him around. He'll also get a raise if he reaches 10 wins again.
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LSUbacchus813 months
Well, for one, I would imagine the money would be a little better, and Kentucky's resources aren't comparable to aTm.
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LSUMaverick3 months
LOL...I doubt that
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CanebreakCajun3 months
He should have taken it.
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