Coordinator names. Position coaches with résumés. “This guy can recruit Texas” energy. That stuff matters, sure.
But a program doesn’t run on splash. It runs on infrastructure. And Kentucky football’s staff build is reaching the point where the less glamorous names are going to matter just as much as the headline hires.
Will Stein is building Kentucky football like a modern operation
The GM layer isn’t optional anymore. It’s how big programs keep up with roster churn, NIL realities, and the fact you’re basically running a pro team with college branding.
That’s why Pat Biondo as general manager and Pete Nochta as assistant GM aren’t just admin notes.