Gov. Andy Beshear is renewing his criticism of the University of Kentucky leadership.
He sounded like a man who has already accepted what it has become.
What Kentucky described, plainly, is less a traditional athletics administrator than the chief executive of a college sports enterprise.
The University of Kentucky announced Thursday that Mitch Barnhart will not lead the university's new sports workforce initiative after his retirement as previously reported.
Gov. Andy Beshear said he is "losing confidence and growing increasingly concerned" in the University of Kentucky's recent management and decision-making.
Mitch Barnhart arrived at Kentucky in 2002 expecting to stay six to eight years. He stayed nearly a quarter century.
The renovations will expand premium seating areas, improve amenities for fans and create new revenue opportunities that could be used year-round.
When Kentucky football made the decision to part ways with head coach Mark Stoops, it knew the cost would be high.
The new Kentucky football coach grew up going to Commonwealth Stadium.