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Sounds like Will Stein is an early favorite for the Kentucky job now that they've fired Mark Stoops.

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So is Brian Hartline according to some sources

Sounds like they're doing the classic over correction where they go get an offensive guy after years of mostly good defense but putrid offense.

I don't know how Jeff Traylor doesn't get picked for these jobs.

Somehow I doubt Chip ends up with the Kentucky job after the way he bombed out at UCLA. Sounds like it's a race between Stein and OSU OC Brian Hartline.

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greenyellow wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 10:33 pm Somehow I doubt Chip ends up with the Kentucky job after the way he bombed out at UCLA. Sounds like it's a race between Stein and OSU OC Brian Hartline.

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That would be sort of a funny coincidence if Chip were hired in that Rich Brooks, another former Duck head coach (long retired), coached Kentucky 2003-2009.

Not sure chip would want to be a college HC again, especially in this era of recruitment and NIL babies.

If will stein gets a few more good years at Oregon under his belt, he could be in line for a HC spot at an upper echelon P4 team.

I always thought that CK's ideal job would be HC at one of the service academies.

alxtw wrote: Mon Dec 01, 2025 2:17 am Not sure chip would want to be a college HC again, especially in this era of recruitment and NIL babies.

If will stein gets a few more good years at Oregon under his belt, he could be in line for a HC spot at an upper echelon P4 team.

I'm in this line of thinking, especially when we're back in the Playoffs.

I get that with Early Signing Day if you leave you want to get a head start on those things but we're talking Kentucky and Football and it seems far more prudent to stay in a spot you're excelling at and wait for a much better opportunity. I think Tosh is in a much different spot than Will in that regard too but if this is a job that Will really likes than you obviously can't fault a Coach for believing in himself to be the difference maker.

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alxtw wrote: Mon Dec 01, 2025 2:17 am Not sure chip would want to be a college HC again, especially in this era of recruitment and NIL babies.

If will stein gets a few more good years at Oregon under his belt, he could be in line for a HC spot at an upper echelon P4 team.

I'm in this line of thinking, especially when we're back in the Playoffs.

I get that with Early Signing Day if you leave you want to get a head start on those things but we're talking Kentucky and Football and it seems far more prudent to stay in a spot you're excelling at and wait for a much better opportunity. I think Tosh is in a much different spot than Will in that regard too but if this is a job that Will really likes than you obviously can't fault a Coach for believing in himself to be the difference maker.

A few more years of this at Oregon and Stein could probably point his people at all but about 20 jobs in CFB and they’d magically open up.

I don’t get the UK appeal. I agree that Tosh and Stein are at very different spots in their career, but isn’t UK the Cal of the Midwest? They just fired their Jeff Tedford, a man who fell victim to the bar he set.

The SEC dropped the division format in 2023 and is moving to 9 conference games next year. The days of UK falling into 7-8 wins each year are behind them. It’s a trap, Stein! Don’t do it.


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The thing that Tosh has over Stein is a long track record of being an elite recruiter everywhere he has been. Even in the era of NIL, when two equal resourced programs go after a recruit the better sales job wins. I think Tosh's salesmanship will go a long way in not only acquiring players but also sought after assistants which will enable him to compete in the ACC.

Were I to place a bet on which one would win more games I would take Tosh at Cal over Stein @ Kentucky and even spot him a game each season.

The first battle for Tosh will be keeping his QB away from Lanning if Moore goes Pro this year.

I doubt we see an announcement for Tosh, Stein, Hampton or otherwise until after signing day. I think Lanning has enough of these guys' respect that they will wait so there isn't a flurry of deconmitments.

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As for Will Stein at Kentucky, his parents are both alums and had season tickets to Kentucky for years.

73duck wrote: Mon Dec 01, 2025 8:43 am I always thought that CK's ideal job would be HC at one of the service academies.

from everything I know about his personality, agree with this 100%. My way or the highway probably works a lot better at a service academy.

Looks like Stein will heading to Kentucky.

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Will he stay for the playoffs? For Tosh, I feel like we could just plug in Hampton, but hard to imagine someone could replace Stein, maybe Mehringer?


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