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Mark Stoops confirms Michael Smith has resigned

Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops has confirmed wide receivers coach Michael Smith is no longer with the program.

In a spring football media opportunity this morning, Stoops told the press Smith has officially resigned from his position with the program.

Mark Stoops confirms Michael Smith has resigned from his position as WRs coach.

— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) March 10, 2020

On Saturday afternoon, Football Scoop reported that Stoops is planning to hire Oregon receivers coach Jovon Bouknight. Two hours prior to filing the report on Football Scoop, The Oregonian reported that Bouknight was leaving Mario Cristobal’s staff at Oregon.