Track and field head coach Edrick Floreal is leaving Kentucky to take over the program at Texas.
Texas announced Floreal as their new head coach this afternoon.
UK AD Mitch Barnhart released the following statement in response to Texas’ announcement:
“We are grateful to Edrick for his work leading our program and wish him well. We believe the success Kentucky track and field and cross country have seen in recent years is just a glimpse of what’s to come. A national search for our next head coach will begin immediately. Our focus in this search will remain on our student-athletes and their growth as people and competitors.