UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart was thrilled the Citrus Bowl picked Kentucky for its New Year's Day bowl game. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal
LEXINGTON, Ky. — If UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart was among those upset about the Kentucky football team being ranked behind Florida by the College Football Playoff Committee he is not letting on.
"They’re a committee that has to sit behind doors and work at that," Barnhart said after Kentucky accepted an bid to the Citrus Bowl. "I know how hard that is. Being on the basketball committee, it’s hard.