Kentucky coach Mark Stoops went to mega-agent Jimmy Sexton with a request: come up with a formula that would generate a list of the most efficient offensive coordinators in college football over the past three years.
As Stoops explained it, he wanted to put an emphasis on first downs, third downs, time of possession, yards and points as he began targeting candidates to replace his former playcaller, Shannon Dawson.
“There were a bunch of things we looked at,” Stoops said.
What came out of that fact-finding endeavor was a name he was all too familiar with: Eddie Gran.