Kentucky Football Adds New Assistant Offensive Line Coach

New Kentucky assistant offensive line coach Greg Frey at Michigan in 2017, via Matthew Emmons-Imagn Images

Kentucky is making one more change before the start of fall camp next week. Eric Wolford is getting some help in the offensive line room.

UK announced Greg Frey is joining the staff as an assistant offensive line coach. He’s filling the absence left by Drake Jackson. A staple of the Big Blue Wall, the former Kentucky center spent two seasons on the coaching staff before taking a position as the offensive line coach this spring at Rhode Island.

Jackson was getting his start in the coaching ranks at Kentucky. Frey got his start almost 30 years ago while coaching alongside Mark Stoops at USF. The two were a part of the first coaching staff at USF when the program was created in 1996. Stoops was painting houses on the side at the time to supplement his paycheck. Frey spent 11 years coaching offensive and defensive linemen in Tampa.

“I’ve known Coach Stoops for almost 30 years, going back to our time together at South Florida,” Frey said in a statement. “He’s the all-time winningest coach at UK, has broken records, and accomplished what no one else has. Watching him build this program at Kentucky has been incredible, and it’s truly a blessing and an honor to join him again and be part of this journey.”

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Frey’s journey through college football has taken him everywhere. He most recently was at Tulsa. Prior to that, he spent two years coaching David Cutcliffe’s offensive line at Duke. Over a three-year period, he bounced between Florida, Florida State, and Michigan. He had two stints a Michigan, including a three-year run with Rich Rod in Ann Arbor. Outside of his early years at USF, Frey’s longest stay at one place was in Bloomington. Frey spent six years at Indiana, and served as the assistant head coach to Kevin Wilson during his final year in 2016.

Throughout his travels, Frey has helped more than 40 players reach the NFL and has 21 all-conference players on his resume.

A dominant offensive line was the foundation of Mark Stoops’ success at Kentucky. That has not been the case in recent years. Frey is tasked to help Eric Wolford recreate that magic with a new-look group that features a projected three new starters from the transfer portal. “Big Men lead the way,” for Kentucky football and much of this season’s success will be determined on how well those Big Men perform in 2025.