Overview
- WDRB reports he will be formally introduced as Kentucky’s coach on Wednesday.
- His mother, Debbie Stein, said she believes he is ready for the job, citing his lifelong focus on football.
- Stein, 36, has served as Oregon’s offensive coordinator since 2023 and helped guide the Ducks to conference and CFP success last season.
- He grew up in Louisville, attended Trinity High School and the University of Louisville, and his parents are Kentucky alumni, with his father Matt having played football at UK.
- Sissy Cakes, his family’s Louisville bakery, was flooded with orders from UK fans and temporarily shut online ordering, and relatives noted his children will now live about 70 miles away instead of 2,000.