New Athletic Director not from within the Program?

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The last update we received was on May 21st, when the school announced Barnhart’s replacement would carry the titles of athletic director and CEO of Champions Blue LLC, but other than that, it’s been a relatively quiet search for the school.
The Wildcats have had a plethora of candidates on the board, but it seems they’ll go with an external hire once they make a decision.
“It would be a major surprise if Deputy AD, Marc Hill, or any other current Barnhart lieutenant were promoted to the job,” Jon Hale said in a recent article for the Kentucky Herald Leader.
The program is looking to hire someone who “is an experienced athletic director and people with varied backgrounds in pro sports and business,” UK president Eli Capilouto said in the updated job description.
 

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Is there any names actually mentioned with the job? I remember the Boise State one at one point being mentioned. Sounds like it won’t be Hill or Baker