University of Kentucky football great Craig Yeast is returning to the commonwealth as head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro.
Yeast, UK’s all-time leading receiver with 208 catches, 2,899 receiving yards and 28 touchdowns, was announced Monday as the Panthers’ 17th head coach in the Division II program’s 58-year history. He will be introduced at a press conference at 2 p.m. CST Wednesday.
Craig Yeast has been an offensive coordinator at Division III Franklin College in Indiana, where he led one of the nation’s most prolific offenses.