COLUMBIA, Mo. - Kentucky’s seventh win of the season Saturday at Missouri has earned Mark Stoops a contract extension.

Per the terms of his contract, Stoops nets an automatic one-year extension anytime the Wildcats win seven games. It’s the second consecutive year Stoops has locked in the extension, meaning his deal, signed in March 2017, now runs through June 2024.

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The win also netted Stoops a $250,000 bonus. He will receive another $250,000 bonus for each UK win for the rest of the season. Stoops could earn up to $3.1 million in bonuses for an undefeated national championship season in any year, giving him the largest maximum bonus of any FBS public university coach, according to a USA Today database.

Should Kentucky get to 10 wins this season, Stoops contract would be extended by another year, per the terms of the deal.

Stoops’ contract pays him $4 million this season. His base salary increases by $250,000 each year, reaching $5.25 million for the one-year extension clinched Saturday.

"I think (the contract) helps everybody," UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart recently said when asked about other schools possibly pursuing Stoops. "It gives him peace. I can’t speak for Mark, but I think if I’m in those situations, it certainly gives you peace. Knowing they believe in me and if I do what I’m supposed to do, I’m going to be fine.

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"Mark has realized that this is his place. This is his program. He’s building it and done a unique job of just growing it steadily. In the world of what we’ve got going on in college athletics, those are good thoughts to know. I’ve got a fan base that is supportive. We’ve got a city that’s amazing. To live in the Commonwealth of a BBN who literally loves his program. I think there’s a steadiness in all that that fits Mark’s personality and he’s done a remarkable job in just being steady in the storm.”

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