Will Stein isn’t just reshaping Kentucky’s coaching staff. He’s building out a full-blown front office.
It’s now official that Pat Biondo is leaving Oregon to become Kentucky’s general manager, with former Louisville staffer Pete Nochta joining him as assistant GM. On paper, they’re “support staff.” In reality, they’re about to handle a massive chunk of what wins and loses games in 2025: roster, portal, and money.
Across college football, the GM role has exploded. ESPN recently detailed how schools are poaching NFL personnel people, paying them coordinator-level money and asking them to act like pro GMs for their colleges, managing 100+ man rosters, transfer targets, NIL negotiations and, soon, revenue-sharing caps.