Well, that didn't last long.
On Jan. 7 the University of Kentucky hired Jemal Singleton to coach the Wildcats' running backs and special teams. Sources told KSR on Feb. 8 that Singleton will be the next running backs coach and assistant head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Singleton most recently worked on the Cincinnati Bengals' coaching staff. A former player and coach at the Air Force Academy, he said shortly after he was hired that his return to the college ranks was long overdue.
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I'm a college coach at heart,"
he said last month. "There's a part of coaching college football that really appeals to me. (It’s) the recruiting process, the helping a young man develop not only as a football player but as a person, meeting families and those type of things. So deep down, that's always been something that I love and enjoy. Really, my opportunity go to the NFL, was to be able to become a better college coach."
Singleton was set to earn $500,000 over the next two seasons in Lexington. He'll owe the school $100,000 for terminating his contract early.
Let the search for a new running backs and special teams coach commence.
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