Kentucky assistant coach John Schlarman has died after a two-year bout with cancer. He was 45.
Schlarman was an all-SEC offensive lineman for the Wildcats from 1994-97 who later became the offensive line coach at his alma mater in 2013. He served in that role for eight years, and did not miss a game until UK’s most recent two games this season even after his diagnosis in the summer of 2018.
Schlarman’s final appearance on a Kentucky sideline came on Oct. 17 at Tennessee. UK won the game 34-7 for the program’s first win in Knoxville since 1984.