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Kentucky football team cuts ties with offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello

Rich Scangarello's tenure as Kentucky's offensive coordinator lasted just one season. And he didn't even make it to a bowl game.

The Wildcats dismissed Scangarello on Tuesday, a school spokesman confirmed to the Courier Journal, after just 12 games in the position. He's the second staffer fired in as many days; Kentucky got rid of running backs coach/co-special teams coordinator John Settle on Monday.

Scangarello replaced Liam Coen, who left to become the Los Angeles Rams' offensive coordinator after their Super Bowl win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to joining Kentucky's staff, Scangarello had been the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers.

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The Wildcats' offense failed to score more than 27 points in its final eight games. UK finished the regular season with a 7-5 mark, topping Louisville 26-13 in the Governor's Cup last week at Kroger Field.

Kentucky offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello watches a play during the Kentucky Football Fan Day open practice on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at Joe Craft Football Training Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
Kentucky offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello watches a play during the Kentucky Football Fan Day open practice on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at Joe Craft Football Training Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

While coach Mark Stoops searches for a new offensive coordinator and running backs coach, the Wildcats await their bowl placement, which will be announced Sunday.

Scangarello's replacement will be Kentucky's fourth offensive coordinator in as many years. Before Scangarello and Coen, Eddie Gran was the Wildcats' OC for five seasons (2016-20). Gran is still on UK's staff, serving as the special assistant to the head coach.

Now in his 10th season at Kentucky, Stoops now has to hire his sixth offensive coordinator: Neal Brown, now the head coach at West Virginia, was in the position in 2013 and 2015. Shannon Dawson had the job for just one season until Stoops didn't retain him. Gran, Coen and Scangarello followed.

Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter at @RyanABlack.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Rich Scangarello out as Kentucky football team's offensive coordinator