UK FOOTBALL

CATS HIRE KY NATIVE AS NEXT HEAD COACH

After officially firing Mark Stoops on Monday, Kentucky Football has found their next leader and has made it official. Current Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein is set to become the 38th head coach in program history. A native of Louisville, Stein has football heritage, as his father, Matt, was a defensive end for the Wildcats under Coach Jerry Claiborne. Matt was a two-year letterman in 1983 and ’84, playing for UK’s teams that made consecutive appearances in the Hall of Fame Bowl.

Stein played his high school football at Trinity High School, where he was a three-time state champion and set the single-season school record for touchdown passes with 54. Stein played at the University of Louisville from 2008-12, then moved to the coaching staff as a graduate assistant in 2013 (quarterbacks) and quality control coach in 2014 (wide receivers). He earned a bachelor’s degree in sport administration from Louisville in 2011, and Master’s in business administration in 2014.