Overview
- Stein confirmed he will finish the College Football Playoff with Oregon after accepting the Kentucky head‑coaching job, saying he would feel like a “complete fraud” if he left now.
- Kentucky hired Tony Washington Jr. as defensive ends and outside linebackers coach, bringing him from Ohio State with prior stops at UCLA, Oregon and Nebraska.
- Oregon assistant offensive line coach and run game coordinator Cutter Leftwich is reported to be joining Stein’s Kentucky staff.
- Stein said balancing responsibilities is “not easy” and that he is leaning on Oregon’s staff while delegating Kentucky duties, with his focus on preparing for James Madison.
- The Oregon offensive coordinator is in his third season leading a high‑scoring, efficient Ducks offense, a track record that helped propel him to the Kentucky job.