William Stein (born September 25, 1989) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head football coach at the University of Kentucky. He previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Oregon for three seasons. Stein played college football at the University of Louisville as a quarterback from 2008 to 2012. Prior to his tenure at Kentucky, he held various assistant coaching positions at the University of Louisville, University of Texas at Austin, Lake Travis High School, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and the University of Oregon. == Playing career == Stein was a quarterback at Louisville from 2008 to 2012. === Career statistics === == Coaching career == === Louisville === After his playing career concluded, Stein stayed at Louisville as a graduate assistant and quality control coach from 2013 to 2014. === Texas === In 2015, Stein was named a quality control coach at Texas, joining his former college coach Charlie Strong and position coach Shawn Watson. === Lake Travis High School === Stein was the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach at Lake Travis High School in Texas from 2018 to 2019, where he coached Garrett Wilson. === UTSA === On December 20, 2019, Stein was named the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at UTSA. He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on January 8, 2022. === Oregon === On December 5, 2022, Stein was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Oregon under head coach Dan Lanning. === Kentucky === On December 1, 2025, UK Director of Athletics Mitch Barnhart announced that Stein had been hired as head coach at Kentucky. == Head coaching record == == References == == External links == Will Stein on Twitter Oregon profile UTSA profile Louisville profile