Kentucky football was Kentucky football in the 1930s. They thought Chet “He Played For Notre Dame” Wynne could change that. Sure, he’d gone 5-5 at Auburn in 1933—pretty decent by Wildcats standards—but the year before they were undefeated Southern Conference champs! In late 1933, Kentucky made him offer. He took it–an actual football coach once left Auburn for Kentucky!–and he took Porter Grant with him.
Porter Grant (along with ol’ Shug) was one of the legendary Iron Men from Auburn. From 1930-32 he was one heck of an end. Wynne offered his a job as an assistant.