Education
Barnhart received his Bachelor of Arts from Ottawa University (Kansas) and an Master of Surgery in sports administration from Ohio University.
Barnhart received his Bachelor of Arts from Ottawa University (Kansas) and an Master of Surgery in sports administration from Ohio University.
Barnhart was hired by the university in 2002 succeeding Larry Ivy. Barnhart served in the same capacity at Oregon State University from 1998-2002. He is the university"s tenth athletics director
Barnhart"s current salary is $600,000 per year.
In February 2011 Barnhart signed a 3-year extension on his contract which will keep him at Kentucky until 2019.