Brad White Discusses Future as one of Seven Kentucky Assistants on Expired Contracts

Kentucky lost to Louisville, ending its hopes of extending the season for one more game. This means that 25 Kentucky Wildcats played their final game. This may also be the last game for most players mark stoops‘Coaching staff.

Seven of the ten assistant coaches are in the final year of their contracts with the school. offensive coordinator only Bush Hamdanwide receiver coach L’Damien Washingtonand offensive line coach Eric Wolford The deals are through the 2026 season.

The entire defensive staff is up for renewal, or in the midst of cuts, depending on how you look at it. Mark Stoops said those matters will be resolved within the next week. This also includes brad white,

The Kentucky defensive coordinator is the second-longest tenured member of the Kentucky football coaching staff. safety coach frank buffano He spent seven seasons as director of football operations before being promoted in 2020.

Stoops hired White from the Indianapolis Colts in 2018 to coach Kentucky’s outside linebackers. After Josh Allen’s record-breaking season, he was promoted to defensive coordinator. Seven seasons as a coordinator at one school feels like an eternity in this fleeting profession, leaving people to wonder what White’s future holds.

After a 41–0 loss to Louisville, White said, “I’m just thinking about this season. That’s all I care about. And, you know, not really thinking about anything else other than trying to win this football game.”

“We’ll all spend tomorrow trying to figure out what went wrong in this football game. All those things will be taken care of at the end of the season anyway.”

Kentucky had four top 25 safeties during White’s first five years. This has declined in recent seasons. Entering the Louisville game, Kentucky ranked No. 73 in scoring defense, No. 66 in total defense and No. 71 in red zone defense.

This group continued to suffer a large number of injuries, especially in the secondary, yet could not prevent nosebleeds in two must-win games to end the season. Optimism is hard to find, but White found something to look forward to in his postgame comments.

White said, “You have to look deep and see what you did well during the season. Obviously, there were games that guys played really well. And a lot of the young players here got a lot of important reps, and hopefully that experience will carry you forward in the future.”