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Kentucky Hires Oregon Offensive Coordinator Will Stein as New Coach of the Wildcats
Penn State targets BYU coach Kalani Sitake, who has led BYU to an 83-44 record and 11-1 this season, as discussions continue with no finalized deal.
- Mitch Barnhart announced Monday night that Kentucky hired Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein as its new head coach hours after Mark Stoops was dismissed.
- Mark Stoops, who led Kentucky for 13 seasons, had been the Southeastern Conference's longest-tenured coach before Mitch Barnhart announced his replacement Monday night.
- Will Stein, 36, will take his first head-coaching job after three seasons as Oregon offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the fourth-ranked, 11-1 Oregon Ducks football; he is a Louisville, Kentucky native who won three state titles and whose father Matt Stein played at Kentucky.
- Oregon now must replace its offensive coordinator as the fourth-ranked, 11-1 Oregon Ducks football await their College Football Playoff berth, while the University of Kentucky football program filled the immediate vacancy.
- Stein's Kentucky roots include three state high-school championships and a walk-on stint at Louisville, while the hire gives 36-year-old Will Stein his first head job with SEC experience from Oregon Ducks football.
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