I was searching for a list of who our candidates were prior to Stoops being hired.
http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/article47216100.html
Some of these names may have just been floated out to see if interest was there. So not all were serious candidates.
Potential candidates (according to Sea of Blue) were:
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Sonny Dykes
Kirby Smart
University of San Diego head coach Ron Caragher
Utah State and former Tennessee Phil Fulmer
Texas A&M OC Kliff Kingsbury
Duke coach David Cutcliffe
San Jose State head coach Mike MacIntyre
UL-Lafayette head coach Mark Hudspth
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtner
Western Kentucky coach Bobby Petrino
Butch Jones, Head Coach, Cincinnati Bearcats
Dirk Koetter, OC Atlanta Falcons
Some interesting comments from the articles:
There is lots of interest in the UK job, but most of it is from agents and people who would have no chance to be considered.
To be sure, there are boosters and UK heavyweights who are throwing their lot behind Petrino, and I believe that there is just as much opposition from equally powerful people.
http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/article47216100.html
Some of these names may have just been floated out to see if interest was there. So not all were serious candidates.
Potential candidates (according to Sea of Blue) were:
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Sonny Dykes
Kirby Smart
University of San Diego head coach Ron Caragher
Utah State and former Tennessee Phil Fulmer
Texas A&M OC Kliff Kingsbury
Duke coach David Cutcliffe
San Jose State head coach Mike MacIntyre
UL-Lafayette head coach Mark Hudspth
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtner
Western Kentucky coach Bobby Petrino
Butch Jones, Head Coach, Cincinnati Bearcats
Dirk Koetter, OC Atlanta Falcons
Some interesting comments from the articles:
There is lots of interest in the UK job, but most of it is from agents and people who would have no chance to be considered.
To be sure, there are boosters and UK heavyweights who are throwing their lot behind Petrino, and I believe that there is just as much opposition from equally powerful people.
