UK names Jason Batt to serve as athletics director, CEO of Champions Blue LLC, succeeding Mitch Barnhart
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky has its new athletics director. Jason “J” Batt, 44, was named to the post…
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University of Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart declines post-retirement position amid Beshear criticism
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Retiring Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart has declined a post-retirement position at the school after…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Beshear’s concerns about UK are valid, accountability starts at the top
I had reached the sit-around-and-do-nothing stage on Monday evening, relieved that I wouldn’t have to witness the Mets lose their…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Looking back isn’t much fun right now — in college or high school
Big Blue Nation not such a happy place these days Not sure how many of the UK-paraphernalia-wearing Wildcat fans around…
UK Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart to retire after 24 years; moves to new leadership role
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Mitch Barnhart’s tenure as athletics director at the University of Kentucky will end in June….
Kentucky prepared to use two QBs when Wildcats face Eastern Michigan Saturday in Lexington
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops hinted earlier this week that Cutter Boley may see considerable…
UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart says Cats have to ‘find a way to get better’ on the field this season
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart is patient when it comes to supporting his coaches and…
University of Kentucky makes changes as it steps into new era of college athletics
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today A new era in college athletics began on Tuesday. Athletic programs, such as the University…
UK’s historic Memorial Coliseum set to reopen next month following $82 million renovation
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The University of Kentucky’s Memorial Coliseum will have a mixture of history and modern convenience…
Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart expects further direction on NIL, transfer portal within college athletics
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart anticipates changes within the landscape of college athletes in the…
Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart puts ‘notion of no relationship’ with coach John Calipari ‘out the door’
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart pushed aside rumors of having a poor relationship with men’s…
UK names Virginia Tech Hokies coach Kenny Brooks as next to lead Wildcats women’s basketball
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The search for a women’s basketball coach at Kentucky ended Tuesday. Kenny Brooks, who has…
Mitch Barnhart gets five-year contract extension as UK athletics director; has served since 2002
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart has received a contract extension that will keep him at…
Keith Taylor: It took some time, But Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has Wildcats near national prominence
Mark Stoops had never been a head coach when Mitch Barnhart hired the long-time college defensive coordinator nearly a decade…
UK men’s basketball player freshman Terrence Clarke dies in Los Angeles in a car accident
By Eric Lindsey UK Athletics Kentucky men’s basketball player Terrence Clarke died on Thursday after sustaining fatal injuries from a…
Kentucky receives invitation to Gator Bowl, will meet North Carolina State on Jan. 2 in Jacksonville
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky began its current bowl streak in Jacksonville and will be making a return to…
Barnhart: Elzy has ‘earned and deserved’ chance to lead UK’s women’s basketball program
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today University of Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart removed the interim tag from Kyra Elzy’s temporary…
Serious injury, surgery force Matthew Mitchell to retire as UK women’s basketball head coach
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Matthew Mitchell has stepped down as women’s basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. After…
Former Highlands football star, UK assistant John Schlarman dead at age 45 after battle with cancer
By Susan Lax University of Kentucky John Schlarman, a native of Fort Thomas and an assistant coach for the University…
Billy Reed: The ‘fellowship of the miserable’ is watching closely to see what’s next for Stoops
After the Kentucky Wildcats posted another of their signature come-from-ahead losses a week ago yesterday, this time a 42-41 overtime…
UK’s Barnhart still hopeful Southeastern Conference can ‘find a path forward’ to play football this fall
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The Southeastern Conference isn’t ready to call it a season just yet and is planning…
UK golfer Cullan Brown dead at age 20; battled osteosarcoma past year, inspired golf community
University of Kentucky men’s golfer Cullan Brown, who battled osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer in his left thigh, died…