After a week of speculation about whether he might take another job, Kentucky tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in Lexington through June of 2018. The news was first announced on UK’s official football Twitter account.

.@UKCoachStoops has announced that TE coach and recruiting coordinator @vincemarrow has agreed to a contract extension through June of 2018.

— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) January 5, 2015

Marrow has earned a reputation as an ace recruiter in his two years at UK, playing an instrumental role in the two highest-rated classes in school history according to Rivals.com over the last two seasons. Marrow, a teammate of Mark Stoops at Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio, has been especially active in establishing a pipeline to his home state.”I’m thankful for the support of Dr. (Eli) Capilouto, Mitch Barnhart and Coach Stoops with this contract extension,” Marrow said. “Our program is headed in the right direction on and off the field with the new facilities and overwhelming support of the Big Blue Nation. I’m excited to be part of it as we continue moving forward.”Stoops, as you might expect, was excited about the news as well.

Vince has been an important part of the growth of our program and I’m excited about his contract extension.

— Mark Stoops (@UKCoachStoops) January 5, 2015

This reaffirms the commitment Mitch Barnhart and our administration have for Kentucky football. #WHYNOT

— Mark Stoops (@UKCoachStoops) January 5, 2015

We’ll have more on the Marrow news later this week.