Thon Maker visits the Kentucky Wildcats over the weekend

In addition to wrapping up the 2015 Kentucky Wildcats recruiting class, Mark Stoops has to find a new offensive coordinator. Neal Brown will be the new head coach at Troy, but it was a very tough decision to leave the Kentucky Wildcats for the second time.

"Neal Brown’s voice cracks a little bit as he talks about leaving Kentucky again. “I love Kentucky,” he says quietly. “I love the University of Kentucky.” But the UK offensive coordinator has dreamed of being a head coach for the better part of his adult life and an offer from Troy was too good to pass up. There are only roughly 120 Division I head coaching jobs in the country and when the call came from a place where Brown worked and grew as a coach for four seasons, he couldn’t say no, even though it means saying goodbye to a program he loves. “It’s so bittersweet because of this place,” Brown told the Herald-Leader on Sunday before he boarded a plane for Alabama. “There’s unfinished business here. “But I’m excited about the opportunity. My professional goal is to be a head coach in Division I and I’m very excited, excited it’s going to happen at Troy.” He believes he can win again at Troy, where he will replace head coach Larry Blakeney, who is retiring after 24 seasons. The Trojans finished 3-9 this season. While a coach and coordinator there, Brown was a part of four straight Sun Belt Conference championships and three bowl invitations."

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Expect Mark Stoops to have an offensive coordinator relatively quickly. At least by December 13th. That is going to be the last big recruiting push for the 2015 Kentucky Wildcats football team as several top targets including Damien Harris will be there. Thais is also when 2016 target Drake Jackson will make his announcement.

"Jackson is considered the No. 1 football prospect in the state of Kentucky for the class of 2016. 247Sports considers him the No. 57 overall prospect in the class and the No. 1 center nationally. All of the major recruiting services have Jackson ranked as a four-star recruit. His four finalists are Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio State and Tennessee, and all four of those programs have extended scholarship offers. Jackson attended several UK home games this season and has publicly said that the Wildcats are the favorite in his recruitment."