Former LSU offensive coordinator Joe Sloan is expected to be hired in the same position at Kentucky, according to multiple reports on Thursday.

Sloan spent the past four seasons at LSU until he was fired in October. He will be the Wildcats’ play caller under first-year head coach Will Stein, according to ESPN. Stein, the offensive coordinator at Oregon, recently replaced longtime Kentucky coach Mark Stoops.

As LSU’s quarterbacks coach the past four years, Sloan helped in the development of Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels. He became the Tigers’ play-caller ahead of the 2024 season after offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock left for Notre Dame.

LSU’s passing game was effective in Sloan’s first year as the offensive coordinator, as quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw for 4,052 yard

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