Kentucky is hiring Oregon OC Will Stein as the new head coach. The sides are working on the details. 

 

Yahoo sports,  ESPN Pete Thamel both reporting. 

This is a home run hire in my opinion. 

I’m just glad it wasn’t Hartline. I can live with Stein.

Will has his work cut out for him. 

Is it official? 

6 minutes ago, MaddenCurse44 said:

Is it official? 

Yes appears to be. 

 

He will still coach the Ducks in the CFP's. 

Will he bring in Charlie Strong to be his defensive coordinator?

 

I asked what I thought was a serious question @TheDeuce. Please explain my ignorance that made you laugh. ? 

They’ll let him finish what he started which is fine and the right thing to do. I’m not sure Stein would be able to be as gracious though if a better opportunity comes along if he excels the expectations in Lexington. Should be a good hire but with all these moving parts in CFB and playing amongst the best in the SEC you just never know.

27 minutes ago, LRCW said:

I asked what I thought was a serious question @TheDeuce. Please explain my ignorance that made you laugh. ? 

I don’t see Charlie Strong leaving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to be a coordinator for someone he coached who is 30 years younger than him with zero HC experience.

3 hours ago, TheDeuce said:

I’m just glad it wasn’t Hartline. I can live with Stein.

Will has his work cut out for him. 

I like the hire, but I definitely would have preferred Hartline.

 

5 hours ago, futurecoach said:

I like the hire, but I definitely would have preferred Hartline.

I know very little about either, outside what I've read the last two days. Why do you prefer Hartline over Stein? Is just the Ohio recruiting base or something else?

He is the official statement from Coach Stein. 

3 hours ago, Jumper_Dad said:

I know very little about either, outside what I've read the last two days. Why do you prefer Hartline over Stein? Is just the Ohio recruiting base or something else?

I know you asked @futurecoach but I'll give my opinion. Hartline and Stein were 1A 1B for me. The benefit of getting Hartline would be his dominance in the pipeline that we are already recruiting. Stein doesn't have that around here, and there have been some questions with his recruiting. The benefit of getting Stein as opposed to Hartline in my opinion is that this may not just be a stepping stone job for Stein. In a day where a lot of coaches are staying put (Vandy, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, etc.), maybe Stein stays with the team he grew up cheering for.