Former UK Athletics director to receive part-time job with $3.06 million severance package • Kentucky Lantern

Former UK Athletics director to receive part-time job with $3.06 million severance package • Kentucky Lantern

A statue of "Bowman" on the University of Kentucky is located near the Avenue of Champions opposite Memorial Coliseum. The Patterson Office Tower is in the background. (Kentucky Lantern photo by McKenna Horsley)Former University of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart is set to move to a part-time role with the university that includes a schedule for $3.06 million in severance payments. The amended contract was updated on June 30, which wa…

Former UK Athletics director to receive part-time job with $3.06 million severance package

By McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern · July 9, 2026 Former University of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart is set to move to a part-time role with the university that includes a schedule for $3.06 million in severance payments. The amended contract was updated on June 30, which was his last day as athletics director. Earlier this year, the university had offered Barnhart a post-retirement job that would have paid him a $950,000 annual s…