Since 2026
Kentucky native and former Louisville QB; spent 2023-25 as Oregon's offensive coordinator, helping develop Heisman finalists Bo Nix and Dillon Gabriel. Also coached at UTSA and Texas. Hired days after Mark Stoops was fired following a 5-7 2025 season.
Record & context
Lifetime recordFirst head-coaching job
Current program1st season at Kentucky
Years in system—
ATS contextNew hire — no Kentucky ATS history yet Replaces Mark Stoops, the winningest coach in Kentucky history (82-80 over 13 seasons), fired after finishing 5-7 (2-6 SEC) in 2025, Kentucky's third straight losing season.
Previous season5-7 (2-6 SEC)
Compensation
Salary$5.7M (avg.)
SourceCoach salary per ESPN (FOIA'd term sheet): 5-yr, $28.5M deal with $100K annual raises plus up to $2.15M in performance incentives. Kentucky is separately paying fired coach Mark St
Designationreported
Confidence—
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