Will Stein's father, Matt, was a walk-on at UK who played from 1982-84. The family had season tickets to Kentucky football games.

Stein has been the offensive coordinator for Oregon, which is headed to the College Football Playoff for a second straight season.

Kentucky football missed on getting the perfect fit for its program, but it still got the right one with reports that Will Stein will become its next head coach.

Stein has been the offensive coordinator for Oregon, which is headed to the College Football Playoff for a second straight season, for the past three seasons. Kentucky tapped the former Trinity High School and Louisville quarterback to replace Mark Stoops, whose firing was announced Monday after 13 seasons at the helm.

Stein is the right replacement for the Wild

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