Preparations for the 2026 college football season are underway at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility. Cleats have hit the grass practice fields and/or the turf at the Nutter Field House as Kentucky head coach Will Stein begins his first spring practice as the leader of a program. There will be a lot of new for the Wildcats in 2026. Cornerback isn’t different but there was a surprising bet on retention this offseason.
California defensive backs coach Allen Brown is now at his fourth school in four years after previous stops at Florida (quality control) and Washington State (cornerbacks).