Kentucky set to hire NFL assistant as offensive line coach

Kentucky is expected to hire San Francisco 49ers assistant offensive line coach Zach Yenser as the Wildcats’ new offensive line coach, according to KSR. Yenser – a Fort Mitchell, Kentucky native – recently completed his third season with the 49ers and is now set to make the move to Lexington.

Prior to Yenser’s time in San Francisco, he spent the 2015-17 seasons as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Kansas. Yenser was also the offensive line coach at Cal from 2013-14 and worked in various roles at Louisiana Tech from 2010-12.

Yenser is set to replace Eric Wolford, who recently left Kentucky to become Alabama’s offensive line coach under head coach Nick Saban.

Kentucky insider details how Alabama’s new OL coach may have burnt bridges

Alabama made a significant hiring this week, pulling offensive line coach Eric Wolford away from the Kentucky Wildcats. Wolford is considered one of the best in the SEC and will now work with a talented group of blockers upfront.

However, there may have been some bridges burned during Wolford’s venture from Lexington to Tuscaloosa. Matt Jones of On3’s Kentucky Sports Radio explained that the offensive line coach caused some “frustration” inside of the Wildcats program.

“On Friday of last week, Wolford was recruiting a late OL target for Kentucky and left to interview at Alabama,” Jones explained via Twitter. “On Saturday he took the job, never came back to Lexington to tell the team bye, and was recruiting the same kid for Alabama. A pretty amazingly quick turnaround.

“They always say that the two days people remember the most at your job are your first and your last. In Eric Wolford’s case, the last is just a guess as no one has seen him since he accepted the Alabama job”

Wofford switch sides fairly quickly and tried to bring at least one recruit along with him. Now USC head coach Lincoln Riley caught some stick for this as well when leaving Oklahoma. With the way college football works today and everything changing instantly, it can be frustrating for all parties involved.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh contributed to this report.