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Lake Travis to Lexington: The Texas Chapter That Forged Will Stein
From drawing up game plans at Lake Travis to leading an SEC program, Will Stein’s journey shows how Texas high school football helped shape one of college football’s fastest-rising coaches.
Lake Travis head coach Hank Carter first heard about Will Stein through University of Texas assistant coaches Jeff Traylor and Hardee McCrary, whose son played for the Cavaliers. When Carter had an offensive coordinator opening ahead of the 2018 season, those two told Carter to give the former Louisville quarterback an interview.
Stein sealed the job in two minutes. Carter described the now Oregon offensive coordinator and head coach at Kentucky as smart, quick, funny, and that he had a great plan. Stein already had a playbook and an offensive philosophy before his 30th birthday and he helped Lake Travis win 26 games over the two seasons he was leading the Cavalier offense and tutoring quarterback Hudson Card.
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