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Kentucky, Gonzaga discontinue basketball series amid report of new blue-blood-laden 'Diamond Cup"
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) A non-conference series between two of college basketball’s best programs is no more. Kentucky and Gonzaga announced in a joint statement Wednesday they are discontinuing their annual series with two games remaining on their contract. Shortly after the programs’ announcement,…...
Retiring Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart won't take new high-paying role at school
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (203+ words) Barnhart and University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto issued statements Thursday confirming Barnhart wouldn’t become the executive-in-residence for the UK Sport and Workforce Initiative. That job was set to pay Barnhart $950,000 annually through August 2030, according to contract details. Barnhart will…...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ‘losing confidence’ as UK creates $1M post-retirement job for AD
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (473+ words) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is questioning the "management and decision-making" at the University of Kentucky, which includes the creation of a nearly $1 million salary job that Wildcats athletic director Mitch Barnhart will take on following his retirement in July. He…...
Virginia Running Back Still Has Huskies Under Consideration
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (389+ words) When a football recruit pares his choices to 10 schools, it's not pressing news because he really hasn't decreased his college options at all. He's just getting started in the selection process. Yet Ar'Mand Stevens' situation deserves a look in the…...
Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart won't accept highly criticized $1M job in retirement
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (447+ words) After facing criticism, including from the state's governor, Kentucky's retiring athletic director Mitch Barnhart said Thursday that he will not accept a $1 million post with the university. Capilouto said that Barnhart, 66, will retire as planned on June 30 but "step away…...
University of Kentucky students react to Mitch Barnhart's announcement
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (283+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX18) — The announcement broke on Thursday that University of Kentucky's long-standing athletic director, Mitch Barnhart, will no longer transition into another role as previously announced. That new role was going to be a new position to the university, a…...
Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock retiring in June, shifting to advisory role
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (183+ words) The school announced Babcock’s plan Thursday, with the move effective June 30. Babcock has served as the Hokies’ AD since January 2014. “While I had been considering this type of transition, likely next year, the demands of the role and the rapidly…...
Mitch Barnhart steps down from new role at University of Kentucky
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (453+ words) Mitch Barnhart appears to be leaving the University of Kentucky for good. The school announced on Thursday that Barnhart will retire from his position as UK Athletics Director at the end of June and will no longer transition into the…...
Mitch Barnhart’s new role at Kentucky concerns Gov. Andy Beshear | Chattanooga Times Free Press
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (361+ words) LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear released a statement Tuesday questioning the decision making at the University of Kentucky amid a fraught period for the school's athletic department. Mitch Barnhart’s new role at Kentucky concerns Gov. Andy Beshear LEXINGTON, Ky....
Kentucky governor appears to criticize retirement package given to outgoing AD Mitch Barnhart
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (287+ words) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) appeared to take aim at the lucrative retirement package given to departing Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart in a statement questioning decisions at the university Tuesday. Barnhart, who is retiring this summer, is set to make…...