Kentucky posts a job listing on new coaching position

Head coach Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats are dealing with some turnover on the coaching staff this offseason after winning 10 games during the 2021 season. A couple of positions have already been filled but it seems as if there will be a more public approach for one certain job.

On the official University of Kentucky website, there is an official job posting with the job title “Coach Assistant Football.” Anybody from the public is allowed to apply. All that is required are answers to 10 questions, a resume, and a cover letter. The deadline to apply is March 23.

In the job posting, Kentucky has put out a description for what the job would look like on a day-to-day basis. It said tasks would be assigned by Stoops and cover a variety of different aspects.

“Assist the Head Coach in the administration of a Division I Football program. Duties include but not limited to the following: coaching, recruiting, football camps, academic and personnel support and all necessary administrative work as assigned by Head Coach. Must adhere to all UK, SEC & NCAA rules and regulations.”

We have seen something similar done before, with the University of Texas putting out a job posting to become the special assistant to the head coach. Of course, the job ended up going to former TCU head coach Gary Patterson, who is now on staff for the Longhorns.

Kentucky Wildcats lose offensive coordinator to NFL

Sean McVay was quick to replace former offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell, who was hired as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, as the Rams head coach went to the college ranks to hire Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen, per Albert Breer.

“Source: The Rams are hiring Kentucky OC Liam Coen as their new offensive coordinator, bringing Greg Olson back to the staff, and giving assistant head coach Thomas Brown more responsibility within the offense and team,” Breer wrote on Twitter.

Coen, who was named Kentucky’s offensive coordinator in December of 2020, spent just one season calling the plays for Kentucky in 2021 before his departure. Unsurprisingly, it was McVay who hired him back, given that Coen served on the Rams staff prior to his arrival in Lexington.

Coen spent three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams before he took over Kentucky’s offense. He spent 2018 and 2019 as the assistant wide receivers coach, and in 2020, he was named the assistant quarterbacks coach. In his time as wide receivers coach, Coen helped the Rams produce two receivers with over 1,000 receiving yards for two straight seasons, mentoring the likes of Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp and Brandin Cooks.