Kentucky fires OC Scangarello after 1 season

Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops has fired offensive planner Rich Scangarello after just one season, a school representative confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.A former NFL assistant with the San Francisco 49ers, the Denver Broncos and others, Scangarello went to Kentucky in February with high expectations, stepping in for former O.C. Liam Coen, who left for the exact same position with the Los Angeles Rams. Those expectations were increased by the reality Scangarello would be training a possible first-round draft choice at quarterback in senior Will Levis.But Scangarello’s offense struggled, producing the fewest points per game in the

SEC (22.08). Minimal by a foot injury, Levis threw 19 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.What’s more, the rebuilt offending line didn’t jell and an inexperienced getting corps stopped working to make plays in turning points. Chris Rodriguez Jr., the team’s leading rush last season, didn’t play the very first four games of the season.Kentucky, which started the season 4-0 and reached No. 7 in the AP survey, went on to lose five of its next eight games.In loses to Tennessee and Georgia, the Wildcats scored six points apiece.Beating Louisville 26-13 on Saturday made sure that Stoops will end up above.500 for the 6th time in the past seven seasons.In November, Stoops was offered an agreement

extension through June 2031 and a raise to$8.6 million per year plus incentives

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