by LARRY VAUGHT
That means new UK head coach Will Stein will be splitting duties as Oregon’s offensive coordinator and Kentucky’s new coach until at least then but Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire thinks it will be worth the wait for UK.
“Will Stein does a great job. I know Will very well,” McGuire said. “Excited for him getting the Kentucky job.
“One of the O-line coaches is Mack’s (Leftwich) little brother. He’s going with him to Kentucky and I think he has a lot to do with what they do run game wise. They’re one of the teams that we actually study throughout the year and the offseason because they are so creative in the run game.”
Cutter Leftwich has been hired as Kentucky’s new offensive line coach. He is currently Oregon’s assistant offensive line coach and run game coordinator. His brother is Mack Leftwich, Texas Tech’s offensive coordinator.
Stein said before the playoffs started it was “all Oregon nonstop” when he was coaching the Ducks as they pursued a national title.
“That’s what I signed up for, and I’d say it’s first-world problems. That’s what I signed up for, and to do it again with these guys on this stage, with these players, I’m glad I have the opportunity to do that before going to Kentucky,” Stein said.
