A long awaited coaching change has finally happened in Lexington, Kentucky.
After yet another shocking and disappointing first round exit by a top-seed Wildcats basketball program to a double-digit seed and underdog in the NCAA tournament, there is a coaching opening at the University of Kentucky.
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