LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18/AP) – The Associated Press has named Mark Stoops as SEC Coach of the Year.
No. 16 Kentucky (No. 14 College Football Playoff ) has the SEC’s defensive player of the year in linebacker Josh Allen and the coach of the year in Stoops.
Stoops led UK to its first winning record in SEC play since 1977. The Cats are heading to the Citrus Bowl on January 1, 2019 where they will face Penn State to hopefully end the season on a high note.
Multiple cats players also made The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference First Team:
Offense
u-WR – A.J. Brown, Mississippi (u), 6-1, 230, Jr., Starkville, Mississippi
WR – Jerry Jeudy, Alabama, 6-1, 192, So., Deerfield Beach, Florida
T – Greg Little, Mississippi, 6-6, 325, Jr., Allen, Texas
T – Jonah Williams, Alabama, 6-5, 301, Jr., Folsom, California
G – Bunchy Stallings, Kentucky, 6-3, 305, Sr., McComb, Mississippi
G – Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms, Missouri, 6-5, 330, Jr., East St. Louis, Illinois
C – Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama, 6-4, 309, Sr., Cedar Falls, Iowa
TE – Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M, 6-4, 250, Jr., Kingfisher, Oklahoma
u-QB – Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama, 6-1, 218, So., Ewa Beach, Hawaii
RB – Benny Snell Jr., Kentucky, 5-11, 223, Jr., Westerville, Ohio
RB – Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M, 5-9, 200, Jr., Houston
PK – Cole Tracy, LSU, 5-11, 188, Sr., Camarillo, California
All-purpose – Deebo Samuel, South Carolina, 6-0, 210, Sr., Inman, South Carolina
Defense
DE – Jachai Polite, Florida, 6-2, 242, Jr., Daytona Beach, Florida
DE – Montez Sweat, Mississippi State, 6-6, 245, Sr., Stone Mountain, Georgia
DT – Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State, 6-4, 300, Jr., Macon, Mississippi
DT – Quinnen Williams, Alabama, 6-4, 295, So., Birmingham, Alabama
u-LB Josh Allen, Kentucky, 6-5, 260, Sr., Montclair, New Jersey
LB – Deshaun Davis, Auburn, 5-11, 233, Sr., Prichard, Alabama
LB – Devin White, LSU, 6-1, 240, Jr., Springhill, Louisiana
CB – Deandre Baker, Georgia, 5-11, 185, Sr., Miami
CB – Greedy Williams, LSU, 6-3, 184, So., Shreveport, Louisiana
S – Johnathan Abram, Mississippi State, 6-0, 215, Sr., Columbia, Mississippi
S – Grant Delpit, LSU, 6-3, 203, So., Houston
P – Braden Mann, Texas A&M, 5-11, 190, Jr., Houston
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