The Oregon Trail stretched 2,170 miles from the Beaver State all the way to Missouri in the 1800s, and Will Stein would take the extra 575 miles from Independence to Lexington via horse and buggy if it meant he got to coach the Kentucky Wildcats.
Oregon’s offensive coordinator — at least for the next couple of weeks — made it clear he had his eye on this job from day one with real love for the program, knowing his dad suited up for the Wildcats under Jerry Claiborne and he grew up inside Commonwealth Stadium with family season tickets in section 128, row 13.