Kentucky football GM Pat Biondo steps down, cites ‘personal’ reasons
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Kentucky football general manager Pat Biondo has decided to step down from his position because of personal reasons, the school announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Biondo’s resignation comes in the days leading up to Will Stein‘s first fall camp as Kentucky head coach. Like Stein, who spent the previous 3 seasons running Oregon’s offense, Biondo came to Lexington from Oregon, where he served as the Ducks’ director of recruiting strategy. Biondo was at Oregon since 2022 before his move to Kentucky last December as part of Stein’s first staff at UK.
He was to be Kentucky’s first general manager. The school has not immediately announced plans for Biondo’s replacement.
Biondo released this statement amid Tuesday’s resignation:
After much thought, I have made the decision to leave UK. This is a personal move, and I hope everyone will respect the private nature of such a tough decision. It has been a privilege to work for a great university, wonderful football program and on behalf of such passionate fans. I especially want to thank Coach Stein for the opportunity to work with him and learn from him.
Kentucky also released this statement in the wake of Biondo’s sudden departure:
Football General Manager Pat Biondo has informed us of his decision to step down from his role at UK. We respect his choice and the personal considerations behind it. We are grateful for his contributions to our program.
It’s unknown whether Kentucky will fill Biondo’s position by promoting from within the university or looking for outside candidates. But time is short now with fall camp and the regular season getting ready to start, so the university won’t have a lot of time to choose Biondo’s successor, whatever hiring path it takes.
As Kentucky deals with the departure of its GM right before fall camp starts, the Wildcats will try to adjust on the fly and contend for an SEC title. Here is what the Kalshi market currently sees as the odds for the top teams who’ll be gunning for that conference championship trophy in December:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
