Vince Marrow snaps back at ‘smear campaign’ by Kentucky fans: ‘If I can’t recruit, that’s news to me’

The breakup between former Kentucky associate head coach/recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow and Kentucky fans continues to get messier by the day following Marrow’s move to rival Louisville.

During an appearance on Aaron Torres’ “Aaron Torres Sports Podcast,” Marrow snapped back at Kentucky fans that claimed that he had lost his recruiting touch.

“It’s not rocket science, [Jeff Brohm] just looked and said ‘hey, I need a guy that can recruit.’ I know this dude [Marrow talking about himself) had the state of Kentucky on lock-down and they probably were the second most dangerous school for a long time (six years) in Ohio next to Ohio State. We were beating Michigan, we were beating Penn State and we were beating Michigan State. That’s why Mel Tucker offered me all that money to come and run his department. So, I don’t know. If I lost this power and I can’t recruit, that’s news to me.”

Marrow had been an integral part of the staff and success over the past 12 years at Kentucky. His impact on the program went far beyond his title as tight ends coach, more so being known for his work as their recruiting coordinator, pro liaison, and eventually the associate head coach for the Wildcats under head coach Mark Stoops.

Some of the greatest players in the program’s recent history had been recruited by Marrow, including First-team All-SEC wide receiver/quarterback Lynn Bowden Jr., Kentucky‘s fifth-leading receiver in program history Dane Key and Consensus All-American offensive lineman Darian Kinnard.

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“Before you knew that I was leaving or that I was gone, did you hear a campaign like that about me?” Marrow asked Torres. “When you’ve got position coaches who are from Mississippi and you’ve got another one from Texas. You’e got another position coach who’s from New Mexico. You may have been at traditional schools like a Georgia or an Alabama where you can go get them guys. The logo recruits for themselves, just like in Kentucky basketball.”

“Okay, so [the coaching staff] don’t want to take my guys [from Ohio]? Has football got worse in Ohio? Last I checked Ohio State just won a National Championship. Last time I checked, when you’re looking at all different levels in Ohio, football at DI, D3, D1AA all of those teams are good. Ohio is the fourth or fifth producing state for DI prospects. How is it that we did not have a lot of guys from a state that’s an hour away from us? Go back and look at our players and guys that were players. A lot of guys came from Kentucky, but Ohio and Michigan produced as well.”

It seems as if Louisville‘s newest Executive Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting’s beef with the now-enemy Kentucky fans remains far from over.