October 27, 2004

Kentucky AD, President give Brooks their support

Embattled Kentucky Football coach Rich Brooks recieved a vote of confidence from President Lee Todd and Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart yesterday.

Kentucky, currently 1-6, is guaranteed a second straight losing season.

There has been an undercurrent of unhappiness from Wildcat fans all season, that has begun to manifest itself at home games.

More on Barnhart's backing of his coach

''We've got the coach we want,'' Barnhart said Tuesday after meeting with the university's board of trustees. ''We're not in the market for a coach.''

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''People have self-serving interests and make things up,'' Barnhart said Tuesday. He added that college athletics ''has become a business of rumor and innuendo. It's so important that our athletes and our coaches and our staffs stay focused on what their task is. That's harder than ever to do.''

Kentucky has remaining games at Mississippi State and at Tennessee along with two home games against Georgia and Vanderbilt.

Posted by Josh McClain

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1. wild cat fan says:

   posted on October 30, 2004 11:22 AM — link

   jeff bower will be next coach at kentucky.

2. From SEC College Football - Fanblogs.com

   pinged on Nov 22, 2004 10:02 PM

   Kentucky offensive coordinator Ron Hudson resigned effective immediately today, averting a possible ultimatum over his fate between AD Mitch Barnhart and head coach Rich Brooks. Said Hudson: Because of the turmoil surrounding my future and the lack of ...