University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto and Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart announced a change on Thursday.
Since Barnhart’s announcement confirming his retirement this Summer, controversy has followed the university surrounding the creation of a new position, considered by some to be a “golden parachute,†that pays $1 million annually.
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