Just three months after arriving on the Hill to take the job as WKU’s head cheerleading coach, that coach is heading to Lexington.
Ryan Martin O’Connor, who was hired as WKU’s head cheerleading coach and spirit program coordinator on March 18, became the University of Kentucky’s head cheerleading coach on Tuesday. The Lexington native was a member of UK’s cheerleading squad from 2008-09.
O'Connor will replace Jomo Thompson, who was fired after an investigation uncovered allegations of alcohol drinking and public acts of nudity among members of the cheerleading squad during a team retreat.