Will Stein is quietly building a monster Kentucky staff

It is not taking the new head coach long to get his staff in order.

New Kentucky Wildcat head coach Will Stein makes remarks as he is introduced at Kentucky on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Sources: Kentucky is set to hire Tony Washington Jr. as the school’s new DE/OLB’s coach. He comes from Ohio State, where he’s an assistant working with the defensive line this year. He has previous stops at UCLA, Oregon and Nebraska. pic.twitter.com/6CPtB2cbFs
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 14, 2025

DE/OLB- Tony Washington Jr.
Having been on staff with Stein at Oregon, the familiarity between the men brought him to Lexington after working with Ohio State last year.

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