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
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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Will Stein’s early Kentucky staff moves show what kind of program he wants to run

Will the final staff match the sales pitch perfectly? We’ll see. But the early blueprint is encouraging: real Power Four experience on offense, SEC familiarity in the trenches, and a staff full of guys who have big time history.

If Stein truly nails DC with Bateman, OL coach with Leftwitch, and the recruiting-heavy hires all work, this could be the kind of staff that not only helps him survive in the SEC, but actually carves out a new identity for Kentucky football.

Now comes the hard part, proving on Saturdays that the staff really is as elite as he promised.

Stay tuned as we update Will Stein's first year staff in his first year as a head coach with Kentucky football.

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