January 23, 2020
After another successful season, the University of Kentucky is doing its part to make sure Mark Stoops’ staff sticks around. The UK Office of Legal Counsel released details on contract extensions for offensive coordinator Eddie Gran, defensive coordinator Brad White, linebackers coach Jon Sumrall, and defensive backs coach Steve Clinkscale. Details of new defensive line…
December 18, 2019
“We found out this year that having quarterbacks is probably a good thing.” Eddie Gran’s tongue-in-cheek remark was made shortly after the Kentucky coaches let out a sigh of relief following the receipt of a pair of faxes from Beau Allen and Joey Gatewood. Coming off a year where Kentucky was forced to finish the…
Over the last two offseasons Eddie Gran has been a hot commodity on the college football coaching carousel. After all the buzz, he’ll begin his fifth season in Lexington this spring. “I love the community. I’m a part of the community, I really do feel that. I’ve been to some places before where you live…
December 12, 2019
Six days before Early Signing Day, Mark Stoops has only one coaching vacancy to fill… for now. Rumors circulated on Tuesday that UK offensive coordinator Eddie Gran was a top candidate for the Florida Atlantic coaching vacancy after an FAU fan blog reported he was in Boca for an interview. That same evening Gran Tweeted…
December 11, 2019
Eddie Gran isn’t going to be the next head coach at Florida Atlantic University. There was some speculation the UK offensive coordinator was in the conversation for the gig, but FAU instead went with Willie Taggart to fill the position left open by Lane Kiffin, the new head man at Ole Miss. The Taggart side…
December 7, 2019
The coaching carousel dominos are falling as Lane Kiffin prepares to leave Florida Atlantic to become the Ole Miss head coach. The vacancy at FAU could create one on Mark Stoops’ staff at Kentucky. Bruce Feldman, the college football reporter for The Athletic that’s cornered the coaching carousel market, produced two names to potentially replace…
November 29, 2019
There has been some trash-talk by the Kentucky Wildcats leading into the Governor’s Cup, some more nuanced than others. Most will point to Calvin Taylor Jr.’s comments as the epicenter. The win guarantee wasn’t the biggest shot taken at the Cards this week. At Mark Stoops’ weekly press conference he had plenty of nice things…
November 20, 2019
Tuesday evening the Kentucky football team went outside for practice to prepare for Saturday’s game against UT-Martin. Following the win at Vanderbilt, Kentucky’s offensive coordinator was pleased with what he saw on film from his unit. “We are doing a really job of communicating. We’re getting much better at identifying (defenses),” said Eddie Gran. “I…
November 13, 2019
After Kentucky’s 13-point performance against Tennessee, most fans would describe their thoughts on UK’s offense as ‘frustrated.’ At Tuesday’s practice, that was not the sentiment UK’s offensive coaches and players shared. “We’re not getting off the game plan here,” said Logan Stenberg. “We’re going to stick to what we know and just execute it better.”…
October 15, 2019
Kirby Smart’s coaching staff will have to watch film on two Kentucky quarterbacks ahead of Saturday’s matchup between the hedges. Days after Lynn Bowden led the Wildcats to a victory over Arkansas, Eddie Gran said Sawyer Smith returned to practice. “We’ve got both quarterbacks ready now at full speed. Both are available, so it’s really…