Kentucky
Former Kentucky OC Neal Brown fired as HC at West Virginia
A 52-15 loss at Texas Tech was the nail in the coffin for Neal Brown at West Virginia, who has officially been fired after six seasons in Morgantown. The Mountaineers finished the 2024 campaign with a 6-6 record that included a 5-4 finish in the Big 12.
Brown wraps up his time at WVU with a 37-35 overall record and three bowls — four including this cycle. He won the Liberty Bowl in 2020, then the Duke’s Mayo Bowl in 2023, his best season with the program at 9-4 overall and 6-3 in the conference. He had two losing seasons in Morgantown, going 5-7 in 2019 before hitting that same 5-7 mark again in 2022.
West Virginia will have to pay 75 percent of Brown’s contract after firing him without cause, good for $6.5 million. The two sides could also negotiate his buyout.
A Danville, KY native, Brown started his playing career as a wide receiver at Kentucky (1998-2000) before closing out his eligibility at UMass (2001-02). After stops as a position coach at UMass (tight ends), Sacred Heart (quarterbacks and wide receivers), Delaware (wide receivers) and Troy (inside wide receivers), he got his first offensive coordinator gig with the Trojans (2008-09) before making the move to Texas Tech (2010-12) and Kentucky (2013-14) for the same position.
He returned to Troy as head coach from 2015-18 (35-16, 23-9) before landing the West Virginia job. Now, he’ll look for his next gig after leaving the Mountaineers.
Where? Keep an eye on UMass — FootballScoop is reporting that Brown is “high on the wishlist of his alma mater” after the program fired Don Brown in recent weeks. Elsewhere, “other athletic directors have made calls to do background work” on the former Kentucky wide receiver and offensive coordinator should he be looking for a job.
If that doesn’t work out for him, I’m sure Mark Stoops can find an open office somewhere at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility. The Wildcats can use all the help they can get right about now.
Kentucky
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Recent heavy rainfall has left soil across the state completely soaked, contributing to localized flooding in some areas.
When rain falls, some water soaks into the ground through a process called percolation.
Soil can only hold a limited amount of water. Once the small air spaces within the soil fill with water, the ground becomes saturated and additional rainfall has nowhere to go.
Soil type plays a role in how quickly water drains.
Much of Kentucky has clay-heavy soil, which is made up of very small, flat particles packed tightly together.
That composition makes it harder for water to move through. In clay soil, water may drain at a rate of only 0.02 to 0.17 inches per hour.
When rainfall comes down faster than the ground can absorb it and water cannot drain into a stream or storm drain quickly enough, it begins to build up.
That buildup is what leads to localized flooding.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – Cyclosporiasis is a microscopic parasite that can contaminate food and water — is making people sick across several states, including Kentucky.
Dr. Patricia Tellez-Watson said, the illness is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis and spreads when someone ingests contaminated food or water. “It is an intestinal infection caused by this water-borne, food-borne microscopic parasite,” she said.
Symptoms can include diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.
Tellez-Watson said, cases are often sporadic, but outbreaks can happen — especially during hot, wet months, when the parasite can survive in the environment long enough to become infectious.
Health experts recommend taking extra precautions with food and water. Washing hands and thoroughly rinsing produce before eating or cooking can reduce risk.
Watson also urged people to be cautious with fresh produce, particularly pre-packaged items, and to consider using bottled water.
Officials have confirmed cases in Bowling Green, though it’s unclear how many.
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