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Kentucky has hired Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein as their new coach bringing home someone whose father played for the Wildcats and grew up in the state. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced the hiring Monday night hours after Kentucky fired Mark Stoops who had been the Southeastern Conference’s longest-tenured coach with 13 seasons with the Wildcats until Monday morning. Stein’s father Matt played at Kentucky for coach Jerry Claiborne. The new coach grew up a fan of the Wildcats. This will be Stein’s first head coaching job back in the state where he won three Kentucky high school titles and played quarterback at Louisville.