Eddie Gran has been the top candidate for Kentucky’s offense coordinator position since the job came open almost two weeks ago. Rumor had it Gran was Stoops’ guy and the interest was mutual, but Gran had to coach Cincinnati in its Christmas Eve bowl game before anything became official.
But then Gran got cold feet, we’re told, and had second thoughts about leaving the Bearcats to take over the Wildcats’ offense. Maybe it was the quarterback transfers, maybe it was something else; but the green light turned yellow with hesitation on Gran’s end.
It wasn’t until yesterday that things got back on track, when Mitch Barnhart intervened.