Mark Stoops and Eddie Gran have earned complete trust with one another

Over the years, Mark Stoops has struggled to develop a solid relationship with his offensive coordinators at Kentucky. When he first arrived in Lexington, he stepped on the heels of Neal Brown with his offense a bit. When Shannon Dawson came along, that lack of trust grew worse. Way worse.

They could never get on the same page, and it ultimately led to the two parting ways, leaving an open spot at the OC position, eventually filled by Cincinnati’s Eddie Gran.

Going into his third year at Kentucky, Gran has earned Mark Stoops’ complete trust, and vice versa. It’s a major change for each of them, considering their past situations.

“He does get in my ear, not very often,” Gran said at today’s UK…