Three months ago C.J. Conrad was preparing to coach a loaded Kentucky tight end room. This Saturday the former Wildcat will be on the opposing sideline coaching against his alma mater.
The coaching carousel typically quits spinning in early spring. Thanks to an unusual set of circumstances, the young analyst on Kentucky’s staff had an opportunity to get his first job as a full-time assistant in the middle of the busy recruiting month of June.
“In the summertime us younger coaches break down the other teams, so I actually had just got done breaking down EKU’s defense,” Conrad told 11 Personnel this week.