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Brad White joins UK Football staff as outside linebackers coach

Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops has filled the 10th assistant slot on his staff.

Brad White, who spent the last six seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, will now coach the Wildcats' outside linebackers.

"When I talked to Brad, he impressed me with his expertise, his NFL experience and what a very, very good technician he is,” Stoops said in a statement released by the school. "Brad came highly recommended from people I know at Indianapolis. In addition to his knowledge of coaching linebackers, he has ‘big picture’ expertise.

"I’m also excited about hiring Brad because it will enable us to move Coach (Dean) Hood to the secondary, where he will assist Coach Clink (Steve Clinkscale). Dean has been a defensive backs coach for most of his career."

White is a former standout from Wake Forest, where he tallied 227 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and four sacks in his career with the Demon Deacons. The Rhode Island native was also a three-time Academic All-American.

He has also coached on the college level at Wake Forest, Murray State and the Air Force Academy.

"My wife and I are really excited and grateful to Coach Stoops for the opportunity to join the Kentucky family," White said. "Kentucky is a program on the rise. I’ve been very impressed with how Coach Stoops is building this team. I’m especially impressed with the linebackers. They are a diverse group with rising seniors and talented young players all showing they can be successful in the SEC. I’m eager to get started."

White will have some good talent to work with during his first season in Lexington. The Cats will return seniors Josh Allen and Denzil Ware as the starting outside linebackers, and Joshua Paschal showed tremendous promise this past season as a freshman.


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