"He probably is thinking that right now" - Paul Finebaum names Mark Stoops who could leave after 'dumpster fire of a season'

The Kentucky Wildcats under coach Mark Stoops continued their poor run of form with a 24-10 loss to coach Hugh Freeze's struggling Auburn Tigers in Week 9. Despite the game tied 10-10 at halftime, the Wildcats succumbed in the second half, losing the game and dropping to 3-5 for the season. This was their third consecutive loss.

During this week's episode of the "Paul Finebaum Show," the outspoken analyst revealed that Stoops was thinking about his future based on how the season had progressed in Kentucky.

“He (Stoops) probably is thinking that right now,” Finebaum said. “He has had steadfast support from Dr. Capilouto and Mitch Barnhart. But, right now, this is a complete dumpster fire of a season.”

During his postgame news conference after the defeat, Mark Stoops sounded downbeat about his team's chances of correcting their mistakes in the coming games.

“I really don’t have much to say. Just hit the repeat button,” Stoops said. “I think you all get tired of hearing the same thing, but it’s more of the same. Need to finish drives, need to get in the end zone, need to play better in each phase of the game. We just got beat. Bottom line, we got beat. Didn’t play good enough in any phase to win, and that’s discouraging.”

Mark Stoops presides over confusing season in Kentucky

Mark Stoops has presided over a perplexing season for the Kentucky Wildcats, who appeared doomed after losing 31-6 to coach Shane Beamer's South Carolina Gamecocks in Week 2.

Despite being unfancied, the Wildcats came close to upsetting coach Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs in Week 3, losing narrowly 13-12.

Kentucky also beat coach Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss Rebels 20-17 in Oxford to give life to the Wildcats season before going on a three-game losing streak, which unraveled all the good work in the past few weeks.

There's little relief for Mark Stoops and his Kentucky Wildcats with games against the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers and No. 6 Texas Longhorns on the horizon.

When Stoops joined the Wildcats in Nov. 2012, they only had nine winning seasons in 32 years and since then, he has guided them to six winning seasons in 11 years as a coach. Should the current season end up as a losing one, it would be the first time in nine years that the Kentucky Wildcats would not be bowl-eligible.