DevinHaygood

Devin Haygood was hired at the University of Kentucky in the summer of 2023 as the sports performance nutritionist and dietitian for the Wildcats’ football program and also supports the gymnastics team while overseeing performance nutrition graduate assistants and interns. She was promoted to Director of Football Performance Nutrition in November of 2024.

In her role, Haygood coordinates all nutritional aspects of the football program, including individualized counseling and assessments, game-day fueling strategies and fuel bar management. She also manages pre- and post-practice hydration and nutrition, oversees individual meal orders and smoothie preparation, and coordinates menus and meal planning for student-athletes.

Haygood came to Kentucky after serving as a sports nutrition fellow at the University of Missouri in 2022, where she worked with the football and gymnastics programs. Prior to that, she spent a season as a volunteer in the performance nutrition program at The Ohio State University (August 2021–May 2022) while completing graduate school.

A native of Augusta, Georgia, Haygood began her collegiate career as a member of the women’s soccer team at Georgia College and State University (2015–16) before transferring to the University of Georgia. While at UGA, she served as a performance nutrition intern for the nationally ranked football program from 2017–20, contributing to an SEC Championship and a national championship game appearance during the 2017 season.

Haygood earned her bachelor’s degrees in exercise science and nutritional science from Georgia in December 2019 and went on to receive a master’s degree in dietetics and nutrition from Ohio State in May 2022. She is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN), CPR certified, and a member of the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association.