KSR Coaching Hot Board: Identifying potential inside linebacker candidates

(Photo courtesy of Andy Lyons/Getty Images)Mark Stoops is staying in Lexington, but KSR’s Coaching Hot Board is up and running in this year’s version of the coaching carousel.

On Thursday night, Troy announced that Kentucky inside linebackers coach Jon Sumrall will be the next head coach of the Trojans. For the second time in his tenure, Stoops has lost an assistant coach to the head chair at Troy.

Currently, the coaching staff is focused on the early signing day that is less than two weeks away. As that begins to wrap up, the focus will shift towards finding a new assistant coach.

KSR is here to jump-start that search with a hot board list of candidates. These are the names to know as…