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Kentucky assistant Vince Marrow not taking Louisville job despite rumors

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On Monday, Kentucky Sports Radio‘s Matt Jones confirmed that Kentucky assistant coach Vince Marrow will not be taking a job at Louisville. Rumors surfaced about Marrow potentially joining the Cardinals after the Wildcats fell 41-14 to Louisville on Saturday.

Marrow has been at Kentucky since 2013, when Mark Stoops took over the program. Marrow is the team’s associate head coach and tight ends coach. Moreover, he’s been the program’s recruiting coordinator since 2014.

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The latter duty has grown to become what Marrow is most known for. The 56-year-old coach has played a pivotal role in Kentucky’s recruiting efforts, helping the program bring in talent such as Benny Snell Jr., Josh Hines-Allen and Lynn Bowden Jr.

It’s no coincidence that Snell and Bowden both hail from Ohio. The Buckeye State has long been Marrow’s most reliable well for talent. Marrow has deep ties in the state, as a Youngstown native himself.

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Alas, Kentucky has become a second home for Marrow. Between his candid tweets and pregame tradition of chowing down on Fritos, Marrow is a fan-favorite at Kentucky; a symbol for the best side of the program; and often, a bridge between outsiders and Mark Stoops.

Evidently, he isn’t going anywhere for now. Nonetheless, Marrow and Co. must turn their program around if they want Big Blue Nation to continue to make Kentucky feel like home.

The Wildcats finished the 2024 campaign with a 4-8 record, Kentucky’s worst record in a full season since Stoops’ first year at the helm of the program. Kentucky’s lackluster season shattered an eight-year streak of the ‘Cats reaching a bowl game.

Kentucky’s offense was particularly subpar. The Wildcats only averaged 20.6 points per game, the least in the SEC. For reference, Kentucky averaged the third-least yards in the conference but only converted 79.4% of the time it reached the red zone, thus damaging its scoring average.

Now, with an entire offseason to make changes, Kentucky must find a way to make a comeback in 2025. However, according to Matt Jones, those changes won’t include losing Vince Marrow to Louisville.