Nine days.
That's all that separates Kroger Field from becoming the loudest introduction in college football this fall. Nine days until the tunnel opens, the smoke clears, and Will Stein jogs out as a head coach for the first time in his life—not as Oregon's offensive coordinator, not as somebody's understudy, but as the man tasked with dragging Kentucky football out of a two-year nosedive.
The Wildcats host Youngstown State on Sept. 5, and by kickoff the "Stein Era" label stamped on every press conference since December will finally mean something on a scoreboard. Stein didn't leave a Playoff-contending Oregon staff to coach a scrimmage. He came home—his father lettered at defensive end for Kentucky in the 1980s—to build something that lasts. Fans who packed the east lower bowl for a storm-delayed spring game already bought in. Now comes the real test.
Every new coaching staff needs a name ***** ody outside the fan base is watching yet, someone who turns into the season's first surprise. On this Kentucky roster, that's DJ Miller. And the deeper you dig into how he got here, the more it looks like the fan base should already be watching.
The prospect the previous staff almost lost
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That's all that separates Kroger Field from becoming the loudest introduction in college football this fall. Nine days until the tunnel opens, the smoke clears, and Will Stein jogs out as a head coach for the first time in his life—not as Oregon's offensive coordinator, not as somebody's understudy, but as the man tasked with dragging Kentucky football out of a two-year nosedive.
The Wildcats host Youngstown State on Sept. 5, and by kickoff the "Stein Era" label stamped on every press conference since December will finally mean something on a scoreboard. Stein didn't leave a Playoff-contending Oregon staff to coach a scrimmage. He came home—his father lettered at defensive end for Kentucky in the 1980s—to build something that lasts. Fans who packed the east lower bowl for a storm-delayed spring game already bought in. Now comes the real test.
Every new coaching staff needs a name ***** ody outside the fan base is watching yet, someone who turns into the season's first surprise. On this Kentucky roster, that's DJ Miller. And the deeper you dig into how he got here, the more it looks like the fan base should already be watching.
The prospect the previous staff almost lost
#stein #days
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