Kentucky chief of staff removed from staff following June arrest

Kentucky chief of staff Dan Berezowitz has been removed from the Wildcats staff following a suspension resulting from his June arrest.

Berezowitz will remain with the athletic department until his employment is scheduled to end on Nov. 29, but has been reassigned to other duties outside of the football program.

Dan Berezowitz was arrested on June 27 in Lexington on a charge of fourth-degree assault without visible injury. The assault charge was later dismissed without prejudice on Aug. 17.

Berezowitz was observed on video “in a physical altercation with his wife,” according to a Lexington Police department report. The report states that the

Berezowitz “was in a loud verbal altercation” then “aggressively approached the victim, shoving her into their vehicle’s front drive side door.” After his wife struck back in self defense, Dan Berezowitz grabbed her by the arm and twisted, causing her to fall to the ground.

Dan Berezowitz has been with the Kentucky program since head coach Mark Stoops was hired in 2013. Stoops hired Berezowitz as the administrative recruiting coordinator prior to Stoops’ first season in Lexington. Dan Berezowitz was promoted to chief of staff in 2018.

Kentucky’s eventful offseason

The Kentucky Wildcats have had an eventful offseason beyond Dan Berezowitz’s arrest.

Wide receivers coach Jovon Bouknight pleaded guilty to speeding and open container charges stemming from a DUI arrest in May. Bouknight was suspended then demoted to a quality control position. Kentucky promoted Scott Woodward to lead the wide receivers.

Woodward joined the staff as a quality control assistant after the hire of new offensive coordinator Liam Coen. Coen and Woodward were teammates at Umass, where Woodward served as the backup QB to Coen.

The hire of Woodward made him Kentucky’s fourth different wide receivers coach in five years.

Kentucky also saw six players charged with first-degree burglary in an incident at an off-campus fraternity party on March 6. One of the players charged, safety Vito Tisdale, was also cited for possession of marijuana near his hometown of Bowling Green in July.

The other five players charged were Reuben “RJ” Adams, Robert “Jutahn” McClain, Andreu Phillips, Earnest Sanders and Joel Williams.

All six players waived their right to a preliminary hearing in Fayette District Court, moving the case to a grand jury, Kentucky Sports Radio reported Wednesday.

Kentucky opens its season on Saturday, Sept. 4 when Terry Bowden and the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks come to Lexington.