UK’s Mitch Barnhart retires, rejects lucrative post-retirement role
Mitch Barnhart will retire as the University of Kentucky's athletics director on June 30 and will not take the proposed Executive in Residence post for the UK Sports and Workforce Initiative, a position that would have paid about $950,000 annually through 2030 funded by private sources; the plan was officially reversed on Thursday amid criticism from Gov. Beshear and others, with UK President Capilouto saying the focus should stay on students and the Commonwealth.