Career
Kish previously served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach of the Arizona Wildcats before being promoted to interim head coach upon the firing of head coach Mike Stoops on October 10, 2011. He was succeeded as Arizona"s head coach by Rich Rodriguez. Kish was hired as Arizona"s linebackers coach when Stoops was made head coach.
He served in that capacity for three seasons until being promoted to assistant coach.
In 2010, he was made co-defensive coordinator with Greg Brown and was made the sole defensive coordinator in 2011 when Brown left to take the same position at Colorado. Two days later, Rich Rodriguez was named Arizona"s new full-time head coach.
Kish would finish the season with a 45-37 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette in his final game as head coach. Kish was not retained on Rodriguez" new staff and was succeeded as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach by Jeff Casteel.