Rams head coach Sean McVay was asked about the report that offensive coordinator Liam Coen is leaving to take the job at Kentucky.
McVay said he and Coen have discussed that as a possibility but he doesn’t think anything’s official yet. McVay also said he thinks Coen will finish out the season with the Rams, even if he does return to Kentucky.
NBC Sports calls the potential move a lateral move and labels Kentucky as a “B level (at best)” college football program.
Here is an excerpt:
“We’ve talked about that being a possibility,” McVay said. “I don’t think anything’s official yet. But if that’s the direction that he goes, then he’ll do a great job just like he did previously. He and I have a great relationship no matter how it ends up finishing up. He’s going to do a great job with us the rest of this year. Then if that’s the direction that he chooses, then I know he’ll do an outstanding job there.”
So it sounds as if Coen, if he goes, will finish the season with the Rams. Four more games, barring an incredibly unexpected development that would result in the Rams running the table and an 8-9 record being good enough to get them into the playoff field.
And it’s still odd that Coen would give up being the offensive coordinator with the Rams to return to the same job at a “B” level (at best) college program.
