Rich Brooks Retirement Update

Coach Rich Brooks said yesterday at the Kentucky-Louisville game that he would be announcing his decision about his future as the UK Head Football Coach this week. An announcement could come as early as Monday. Brooks would not let out if he had made his decision yet and would go into detail as to what will factor into his decision. One would assume he would like one more shot at it this year to beat Tennessee, South Carolina, and get UK to a more respectable bowl game. Brooks met with UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart this past week in which Barnhart expressed that he would like Brooks to say one more year. Coach Brooks says he wants to return only if it's under the right circumstances. Barnhart says he trusts Brooks's decision to name Offensive Coordinator Joker Phillips as his successor but nothing is in writing that officially makes Joker Phillips the new UK Football coach if Rich Brooks were to step down.