< PreviousKENTUCKY 18 @UKFootball Kentucky vs. Northern Illinois Kentucky Offense LT 68 Kenneth Horsey (6-3, 304, Sr-3L) 78 Kiyaunta Goodwin (6-8, 351, Fr-HS) LG 62 Jager Burton (6-4, 301, Fr-RS) 71 John Young (6-6, 304, So-1L) C 75 Eli Cox (6-4, 298, Jr-2L) 60 Quintin Wilson (6-1, 295, Sr-3L) RG 79 Tashawn Manning (6-4, 330, %Sr-Tr.) 56 Deondre Buford (6-3, 312, So-Sq) RT 77 Jeremy Flax (6-6, 328, Jr-Sq) 74 David Wohlabaugh Jr. (6-6, 302, Fr-RS) TE 80 Brenden Bates (6-5, 264, Sr-3L) OR 88 Keaton Upshaw (6-6, 246, Sr-2L) 84 Josh Kattus (6-4, 232, Fr-HS) TE/FB 85 Jordan Dingle (6-4, 236, Fr-RS) OR 47 Justice Dingle II (6-3, 267, Sr-Sq) 8 Izayah Cummings (6-3, 240, Jr-2L) WR (F) 9 Tayvion Robinson (5-11, 187, Sr-Tr) 10 Chauncey Magwood (6-0, 198, So-1L) WR (X) 6 Dane Key (6-3, 194, Fr-HS) 3 Dekel Crowdus (5-10, 171, Fr-RS) WR (Z) 2 Barion Brown (6-1, 166, Fr-HS) 4 DeMarcus Harris (6-1, 183, Jr-2L) OR 89 Chris Lewis (6-4, 202, Fr-RS) QB 7 Will Levis (6-3, 232, Sr-1L) 16 Deuce Hogan (6-4, 205, So-Tr) OR 12 Kaiya Sheron (6-3, 208, Fr-RS) RB 0 Kavosiey Smoke (5-9, 209, Sr-3L) 29 La'Vell Wright (6-0, 217, Fr-RS) Kentucky Defense OLB 15 Jordan Wright (6-5, 231, Sr-4L) 20 Keaten Wade (6-5, 237, Fr-HS) DE 90 Tre’Vonn Rybka (6-4, 275, So-1L) 92 Kahlil Saunders (6-5, 288, Fr-RS) NG 52 Justin Rogers (6-3, 332, Jr-2L) 99 Josaih Hayes (6-3, 309, Jr-2L) DT 8 Octavious Oxendine (6-1, 281, Jr-2L) 0 Deone Walker (6-6, 330, Fr-HS) MLB 10 Jacquez Jones (6-0, 233, %Sr-1L) 54 D’Eryk Jackson (6-1, 241, Jr-2L) WLB 5 DeAndre Square (6-1, 221, %Sr-4L) 32 Trevin Wallace (6-2, 240, So-1L) SLB 3 Alex Afari Jr. (6-0, 203, Fr-HS) 20 Keaten Wade (6-5, 237, Fr-HS) CB 1 Keidron Smith (6-2, 204, %Sr-Tr) 23 Andru Phillips (6-0, 190, So-1L) CB 14 Carrington Valentine (6-0, 194, Jr-2L) 31 Maxwell Hairston (6-1, 185, Fr-RS) SS 6 Tyrell Ajian (6-0, 193, %Sr-4L) 11 Zion Childress (6-0, 191, So-Tr) FS 25 Jordan Lovett (6-2, 202, Fr-RS) 30 Taj Dodson (6-1, 203, Jr-1L) Kentucky Special Teams K 96 Matt Ruffolo (5-11, 211, %Sr-3L) 12 Chance Poore (6-2, 221, Sr-3L) P 94 Colin Goodfellow (6-2, 225, %Sr-2L) 93 Wilson Berry (6-4, 208, Fr-RS) LS 46 Cade Degraw (5-11, 213, Sr-2L) 55 Clay Perry (6-0, 193, Jr-1L) PR 9 Tayvion Robinson (5-11, 187, Sr-Tr) 2 Barion Brown (6-1, 166, Fr-HS) KOR 2 Barion Brown (6-1, 166, Fr-HS) 17 JuTahn McClain (5-9, 201, Jr-2L) H 12 Chance Poore (6-2, 221, Sr-3L) 94 Colin Goodfellow (6-2, 225, %Sr-2L) % Super seniors returning for an extra year of eligibility in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 Northern Illinois Offense QB 12 Rocky Lombardi (6-3, 227, RSr.) 2 Ethan Hampton (6-3, 204, RFr.) RB 1 Antario Brown (5-10, 218, So.) 30 Harrison Waylee (5-10, 192, So.) OR 3 Mason Blakemore (6-1, 207, So.) FB 49 Brock Lampe (6-1, 238, RFr.) TE 83 Liam Soraghan (6-7, 262, RSr.) 40 Izzy Ozoh (6-4, 237, RFr.) TE 82 Tristen Tewes (6-3, 251, RSo.) 89 Kaymar Mimes (6-5, 255, RJr.) WR 15 Cole Tucker (6-2, 195, RSr.) 84 George Gumbs (6-4, 230, So.) WR 19 Shemar Thornton (5-11, 191, Sr.) 11 Messiah Travis (5-10, 183, RSo.) WR 0 Fabian McCray (6-2, 192, RSo.) 8 Kacper Rutkiewicz (5-8, 172, Jr.) LT 70 Marques Cox (6-6, 309, RJr.) 60 Evan Buss (6-6, 313, So.) LG 76 John Champe (6-4, 322, So.) 77 Luke Pinnick (6-4, 302, RFr.) C 50 Pete Nygra (6-4, 287, RFr.) 64 Matthew Schooley (6-2, 302, So.) RG 65 Logan Zschernitz (6-3, 319, RSo.) 74 Tyler Pitcel (6-4, 310, So.) RT 69 Nolan Potter (6-6, 309, RJr.) 75 Leif Engstrand (6-8, 335, RSo.) Northern Illinois Defense DE 4 Ray Thomas (6-4, 256, So.) 99 Pierce Oppong (6-3, 257, So.) 97 Roy Williams (6-6, 246, Fr.) DT 95 Devonte O’Malley (6-2 , 276, So.) 10 Demond Taylor Jr. (6-2 , 299, RSo.) DT 1 James Ester (6-3, 295, RSo.) 51 Cade Haberman (6-2, 298, So.) 8 Jeffrey Griffin Jr. (6-0, 301, RJr.) DE 15 Izayah Green-May (6-6, 242, RSr.) 52 Ivan Davis (6-3, 241, So.) OR 5 Michael Kennedy (6-1, 225, RSr.) LB 9 Daveren Rayner (6-3, 208, So.) 44 Ryan King (6-0, 218, RFr.) LB 11 Kyle Pugh (6-0, 226, Sr.) OR 38 Nick Rattin (6-2, 222 , Jr.) HSK 17 Louis Frye (6-0, 203, So.) OR 26 Jaden Dolphin (6-2, 216, So.) 3 Devin Lafayette (6-2, 197, RFr.) CB 14 Jordan Gandy (5-10, 182, Jr.) 22 Cyrus McGarrell (6-2, 183, RFr.) S 6 C.J. Brown (5-11, 194 , So.) 23 Jordan White (6-2, 208, So.) S 21 Muhammad Jammeh (6-1, 198, RFr.) 7 Jordan Hansen (6-1, 200, So.) CB 12 Eric Rogers (6-2, 184, So.) OR 2 JaVaughn Byrd (6-0, 186, So.) Northern Illinois Special Teams P 98 Tom Foley (6-4, 219, RSo.) K 39 John Richardson (5-11, 173, RJr.) LS 91 Isaac Hatfield (6-2, 228, RFr.) HO 98 Tom Foley (6-4, 219, RSo.) KOR 3 Mason Blakemore (6-1, 207, So.) 21 Jaiden Credle (5-11, 195, Fr.) OR 10 Billy Dozier (5-10, 191, So.) PR 15 Cole Tucker (6-2, 195, RSr.) 8 Kacper Rutkiewicz (5-8, 172, Jr.)Mark Stoops Radio Show Tune in all season long to the UK Sports Network for official coverage of Kentucky Wildcats Football. Visit UKathletics.com/UKSportsNetwork for radio and tv affiliates in your area. Monday Nights this Fall 6-7 p.m. on the UK Sports Network. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for complete UK Sports Network coverage of the Cats.KENTUCKY 20 @UKFootball Mark Stoops n Head Coach University of Kentucky T he Kentucky football program continues to stack an impressive set of milestones under the leadership of Mark Stoops. On Jan. 1, when Kentucky took the field for the Vrbo Citrus Bowl, it made official a school-re- cord six consecutive bowl games – all under Stoops – surpassing the mark of five straight bowls from 2006-10. And, when the Wildcats rallied to defeat Iowa -- UK’s 10th fourth-quarter comeback vic- tory during the last six seasons -- it also marked a school-record fourth-straight bowl win. The victory over the Hawkeyes was UK’s 16th in a row vs. non-conference opponents, the lon- gest active streak in the nation. Kentucky finished the season with a 10-3 re- cord, only the fourth time in school history (twice in the last four years under Stoops) that the Wild- cats have reached double-digit victories. UK be- gan the season with a 6-0 start for the first time since 1950, when the legendary Paul “Bear” Bry- ant patrolled the sidelines in Lexington. The 2021 campaign featured a 5-3 tally in the Southeastern Conference. UK finished in sole possession of second place in the SEC Eastern Division, the first time the Wildcats were solely in second since the league split into divisions in 1992. More milestones loom in the near future. When the Wildcats begin the 2022 season, it will be Stoops’ 10th year at UK, longer than any coach in school history. In addition, Stoops has 59 wins in the Blue and White, needing only two more triumphs to surpass the school standard of 60 set by Bryant. As quickly as the achievements have come recently, Stoops’ success has been far from easy. Inheriting a program that was 2-10 in 2012, the year before he arrived, Stoops’ rebuilding ef- forts took time. Two games into the 2016 season his record was 12-26, but the program took off from there and the coach has engineered a 47-27 (63.5%) mark since. In addition to the numerous landmarks above, a partial accounting of Stoops’ achievements fea- tures: • 33 wins in the last four seasons, ranking 16th among Power Five programs; • Winning the season finale four years in a row for the first time since 1898-1901; • Since 2016, a 20-8 record (71.4%) in games decided by seven points or less; • First home win over Florida since 1986, also marking the first win over an Associated Press top 10-ranked opponent since 2010 (2021); • First win at Tennessee since 1984 (2020) • First New Year’s Day Bowl win since 1951 (2018 season) • First 10-win season since 1977 (2018) • First SEC Coach of the Year since 1983 (2018) • First final poll ranking since 1984 (2018) • First bowl win since 2008 (2018) • First win vs. Florida since 1986 (2018) • First bowl appearance since 2010 (2016) In addition to the team accomplishments, several of Stoops’ players have won All-America accolades, along with honors such as the Bronko Nagurski Award, Chuck Bednarik Award, Paul Hornung Award, Ronnie Lott Trophy, Ray Guy Award, Danny Wuerffel Trophy, Jason Witten Man of the Year, Pop Warner Award, Academic All-America and National Good Works Team. The bountiful crop of victories and honors are the fruit of the last six seasons, but the harvest didn’t come easily. Arriving in 2013, taking over a team that had gone 2-10 the season before, it took three years of plowing, planting and growing before the results came. Stoops earned his first bowl game as head coach in 2016, when the Wildcats overcame an 0-2 start to go 7-3 down the stretch and advance to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. UK duplicated seven wins in 2017, playing in the Franklin-American Mortgage Music City Bowl. Led by linebacker Josh Allen, the National De- fensive Player of the Year, and Benny Snell Jr., the school’s all-time leading rusher, the 2018 squad went 10-3. It was UK’s best season in 41 years, topped by a win over Penn State in the VRBO Cit- rus Bowl. It was only the third 10-win season in school history. In addition, the 2018 campaign featured a win at Florida -- the Wildcats’ first victory over the Ga- tors in 32 years -- resulting in UK being named the National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America. The regular sea- son concluded with a 56-10 win at in-state rival Louisville, the largest margin of victory in the his- tory of the Governor’s Cup series. UK was No. 11 in the final USA Today coach- es’ poll and No. 12 in the final Associated Press tabulation, the school’s first appearance in the final rankings since 1984. The 2018 season also continued a remarkable trend -- since Stoops took over as coach of the Cats in 2013, UK was the only school in the nation that tied or improved its win total in six straight seasons. CollegeFootballNews.com listed Stoops as the best coaching performance of the season and he was named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year by The Associated Press, Athlon Sports and the league coaches. The 2019 season was one of the most un- usual in school history. A succession of injuries decimated the quarterbacks and Stoops turned to wide receiver Lynn Bowden Jr. to man the QB position. Running the ball almost exclusively, UK went 6-2 down the stretch and closed the sea- son with four straight wins, topped by a dramatic come-from-behind Belk Bowl win over Virgin- ia Tech when Bowden threw the game-winning touchdown pass with only 15 seconds remaining. How has Stoops accomplished all of this? The coach would tell you that there’s been nothing magical about the process. Opponent ..........................................Record Alabama ..................................................0-3 Alabama State .........................................1-0 Arkansas ..................................................1-0 Auburn ....................................................0-2 Austin Peay.......... ....................................1-0 Central Michigan .....................................1-0 Charlotte .................................................1-0 Chattanooga ............................................1-0 Eastern Kentucky .....................................2-0 Eastern Michigan .....................................2-0 Florida .....................................................2-7 Georgia ...................................................0-9 Georgia Tech ...........................................0-1 Iowa ........................................................1-0 Louisiana-Lafayette ..................................1-0 Louisiana-Monroe ...................................2-0 Louisville ................................................4-4 LSU .........................................................1-1 Miami (Ohio) ...........................................1-0 Middle Tennessee ....................................1-0 Mississippi State ......................................3-6 Missouri ..................................................6-3 Murray State ............................................1-0 New Mexico State ...................................2-0 North Carolina State ................................1-0 Northern Illinois ......................................0-0 Northwestern ...........................................0-1 Ohio ........................................................1-0 Ole Miss ..................................................0-2 Penn State................................................1-0 South Carolina .........................................7-2 Southern Miss ..........................................1-1 Tennessee ................................................2-7 Tennessee-Martin.....................................2-0 Texas A&M ..............................................0-1 Toledo .....................................................1-0 Vanderbilt ................................................7-2 Virginia Tech ...........................................1-0 Western Kentucky ....................................0-1 Youngstown State ....................................0-0 Totals:..................................................59-53 Stoops vs All OpponentsREAD CATE’S STORY Cate Cook’s mother thought she was going to lose her. Days earlier, four-year-old Cate had been given a dual diagnosis by her team at Kentucky Children’s Hospital: an E. coli infection, and a related condition called HUS. HUS was causing clots in her kidneys, anemia, kidney failure, and a serious case of pancreatitis that finally required Cate to be put on a ventilator and dialysis. It took 26 long days of around-the-clock care from Cate’s doctors, nurses, staff, and the Child Life team to bring her back from the brink. But when she was finally able to return home, she had a smile on her face and a well-earned new nickname: Cate the Great. Cate is Proof of the Power of Advanced Medicine. “CATE THE GREAT”True to his blue-collar roots in Youngstown, Ohio, the methodical advancement made by Stoops’ teams is a reflection of the coach’s rock- steady work ethic, tireless recruiting, and ability to adapt. Stoops came to Kentucky from Florida State, where he was defensive coordinator from 2010- 12. He inherited a unit a unit ranked 108th in the nation in total defense and turned it into one of the nation’s best. In the 2012 season, the Seminoles were second in the nation in total defense, allow- ing 254.1 yards per game, and sixth nationally in scoring defense at 14.7 points per game. Playing well against the run and the pass, FSU was third in the country in rushing defense and led the nation in pass defense. FSU led the ACC in seven defen- sive categories. Stoops also coached the defensive backs under head coach Jimbo Fisher. Eight Seminoles on defense earned 2012 All- ACC honors, including four first-team selections, highlighted by one of the nation’s top defensive end duos in Bjoern Werner and Cornellius Carradine, who combined for 24 sacks and 31 tackles for loss. Werner was a finalist for the 2012 Bronko Nagurski Award as the National Defensive Player of the Year and was among the national leaders in sacks with 13. Stoops also coached cornerback Ronald Darby to ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. The Seminoles’ prowess was a continuation of the 2011 season, when Stoops’ defenders led the nation in fewest yards allowed per carry (2.3), ranked fourth in the nation in total defense (275 yards per game), second in rushing defense (82.7 ypg), fourth in scoring defense (15.1 points per game), and eighth in tackles for loss (8.6 per game) and quarterback sacks (3.1 per game). FSU led the ACC in eight defensive categories. Stoops overhauled the Florida State defense in 2010, his first season as defensive coordina- tor. The Seminoles gave up 19.6 points per game, third-best in the ACC and 20th nationally. FSU ranked 42nd nationally in total defense that sea- son; in contrast, the team was 108th nationally in total defense and 94th in scoring defense in 2009, the year before Stoops’ arrival. FSU improved its overall defense by more than 80 yards per game, primarily by limiting opponents to 75 fewer rush- ing yards per game. The Seminoles ranked third in the nation in quarterback sacks and were 21st in tackles for loss. In the secondary, Stoops coached Xavier Rhodes to ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year honors and National Defensive Freshman of the Year accolades. During Stoops’ three seasons, FSU went 10-4, 9-4 and 12-2, including wins over South Carolina in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Notre Dame in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl and Northern Illinois in the 2013 Orange Bowl. Stoops was defensive coordinator and DBs coach at Arizona from 2004-09, working for his brother, Mike, who was head coach of the Wild- cats. During Mark’s time there, Arizona’s records improved steadily, going 3-8, 3-8, 6-6, 5-7, 8-5 and 8-5. The Wildcats advanced to the Las Vegas Bowl and Holiday Bowl during the last two years. Stoops inherited an Arizona unit that was 109th in the nation in total defense and 107th in scoring defense in 2003, the year before he ar- rived. By the end of his term at Arizona, the Wild- cats ranked in the nation’s top 25 in total defense his final two seasons and ranked as high as 33rd in scoring defense. Mark and Mike are also brothers of Bob Stoops, who spent 18 years as the Oklahoma head coach and has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. The eldest Stoops brother, Ron Jr., is re- tired after coaching at Youngstown State. Mark and Mike have reunited in Lexington, as Mike has joined the UK staff as inside linebackers coach. Prior to Arizona, Mark Stoops coached the de- fensive backs three years at Miami (Fla.). The 2001 national champion Hurricanes led the nation in pass efficiency defense, scoring defense and turn- over margin. That team also established a school re- cord with 27 interceptions and 45 total takeaways. Stoops’ 2002 secondary led the nation in pass defense and pass efficiency defense. Despite hav- ing to replace all four starters in the defensive back- field, the 2003 team led the nation in pass defense. In his three seasons, Miami went 35-3, including the 12-0 Rose Bowl title campaign, plus appear- ances in the Fiesta and Orange bowls. Ten Miami defensive backs who played at least one season un- der Stoops were eventually selected in the National Football League draft – seven in the first round. Stoops got his first experience in leading a defense as co-defensive coordinator at Houston in the 2000 season. He coached the secondary at Wyoming from 1997-99 and the Cowboys notched three straight winning seasons. A high- light of his time there was a school-record 24 in- terceptions in the ’97 season. His first full-time coaching job was in 1996 at South Florida, help- ing USF in the start-up of its program before the Bulls had their first kickoff in ’97. Stoops has recruited and developed numerous outstanding defensive backs, many of whom went on to National Football League careers. Among the notables are Antoine Cason and Michael Johnson at Arizona, Miami’s Philip Buchanon, Kelly Jennings, Brandon Meriweather, Ed Reed, Antrel Rolle, Mike Rumph and Sean Taylor and Wyoming’s Brian Lee. Stoops was raised in Youngstown, Ohio. As did brothers Bob and Mike, Mark played in the secondary at the University of Iowa for Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry. He participated in four bowl games as a player. Fry hired Stoops as a graduate assistant coach at Iowa in the 1990 and ’91 seasons. The Hawkeyes won the 1990 Big Ten title and played in the Rose Bowl, duplicat- ing feats Stoops also achieved as a player. Stoops went on to coach four years in high school before entering the collegiate ranks. Stoops has two sons, Will and Zack. KENTUCKY 22 @UKFootball Mark Stoops n Head Coach University of Kentucky Year School Position W-L Bowl 1990 Iowa Graduate Assistant 8-4 Rose 1991 Iowa Graduate Assistant 10-1-1 Holiday 1992-95 Nordonia HS Defensive Backs 1996 South Florida Defensive Backs 0-0 1997 Wyoming Defensive Backs 7-6 1998 Wyoming Defensive Backs 8-3 1999 Wyoming Defensive Backs 7-4 2000 Houston Co-Defensive Coord., Safeties 3-8 2001 Miami (Fla.) Defensive Backs 12-0 Rose 2002 Miami (Fla.) Defensive Backs 12-1 Fiesta 2003 Miami (Fla.) Defensive Backs 11-2 Orange 2004 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 3-8 2005 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 3-8 2006 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 6-6 2007 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 5-7 2008 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 8-5 Las Vegas 2009 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 8-5 Holiday 2010 Florida State Defensive Coordinator, DBs 10-4 Chick-fil-A 2011 Florida State Defensive Coordinator, DBs 9-4 Champs Sports 2012 Florida State Defensive Coordinator, DBs 12-2 Orange 2013 Kentucky Head Coach 2-10 2014 Kentucky Head Coach 5-7 2015 Kentucky Head Coach 5-7 2016 Kentucky Head Coach 7-6 TaxSlayer Gator 2017 Kentucky Head Coach 7-6 Music City 2018 Kentucky Head Coach 10-3 Citrus 2019 Kentucky Head Coach 8-5 Belk 2020 Kentucky Head Coach 5-6 TaxSlayer Gator 2021 Kentucky Head Coach 10-3 Citrus The Mark Stoops Coaching File KENTUCKY 24 @UKFootball Frank Buffano was hired in March of 2020 after serving seven years as the director of football operations at UK. He assists Chris Collins with the defensive backs and works primarily with the safeties. He also serves as the co-special teams coordinator with John Settle. Prior to Kentucky, Buffano was a secondary coach and linebackers coach at Youngstown State. He began his career at Arizona under Mike Stoops, serving as a de- fensive graduate assistant coach his last two seasons after three years of working as a vid- eo graduate assistant with the Wildcats. 2008-09 Defensive Grad Assistant Arizona 2010 Secondary Youngstown State 2011-12 Linebackers Youngstown State 2020 Safeties Kentucky 2021-present Safeties/Co-Special Teams Coordinator Kentucky FRANK Buffano Safeties / Co-Special Teams Coordinator Chris Collins enters his second season at Kentucky coaching the defensive backs. Col- lins was hired in June of 2021 after four sea- sons as the safeties coach at Georgia State. He helped the Panthers advance to a bowl game in three of his four seasons. Collins was a four-year letter winner and two-year captain as a safety and outside linebacker at Western Carolina from 2006-09. He fin- ished his career with 303 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, nine forced fumbles and five pass breakups. 2011-12 Defensive Assistant Western Carolina 2013-14 Secondary / Special Teams Coordinator Catawba 2015 Defensive Graduate Assistant Appalachian State 2016 Assistant Linebackers Coach Western Carolina 2017-18 Assistant Safeties Coach Georgia State 2019-20 Assistant Safeties Coach / Recruiting Coordinator Georgia State 2021-present Kentucky Defensive Backs CHRIS Collins Defensive Backs Coaching Staff n 2022 University of Kentucky Vince Marrow, aka the “Big Dawg," en- ters his 10th season at Kentucky, currently handling the duties of associate head coach/ tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator/NFL liasison. Marrow’s tight ends have been a big factor in UK producing six consecutive sea- sons of 2,000 or more rushing yards with at least one 1,000-yard rusher in five of those (Stanley “Boom” Williams -2016; Benny Snell Jr., - 2017, 2018; Lynn Bowden - 2019; Chris Rodriguez Jr. - 2021). Marrow also has been instrumental in UK signing nine straight top-50 recruiting classes, including the highest-rated class in UK history in 2021. Marrow had a professional playing career as a member of NFL rosters on five teams, including Buffalo, Carolina, New York Jets, Chicago and San Francisco. After his NFL days ended, Marrow played for the Frankfurt Gal- axy of NFL Europe in 1998, earning all-league honors with 32 receptions for 345 yards. He also played for the Orlando Rage in the XFL in 2001. He began his collegiate playing career at Youngstown State before transferring to Toledo. Marrow played two seasons at Toledo, earning second-team All- MAC honors in 1991 before being drafted by the Bills in 1992. 2005-06 Tackles, Tight Ends Berlin (NFL Europe) 2006-07 Tackles, Tight Ends Rhein (NFL Europe) 2008 Tight Ends Toledo 2009 Head Coach Holland HS 2010 Tight Ends Omaha (United Football League) 2011-12 Graduate Assistant / Tight Ends Nebraska 2013 Tight Ends Kentucky 2014-18 Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator Kentucky 2019-present Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends Kentucky VINCE Marrow Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends/Recruiting CoordinatorKENTUCKY @UKSportsNetwork 25 Rich Scangarello is in his first season at Kentucky as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He was hired in Febru- ary of 2022, replacing Liam Coen who was hired to be the new offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams. Scangarello came to the Bluegrass with 24 years of coaching experience, seven in the NFL and 17 in the collegiate ranks. He arrived in Kentucky fresh off a run to the NFC Championship game with the San Francisco 49ers. 1998-99 Graduate Assistant UC-Davis 2000 Graduate Assistant Idaho 2001 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Carleton College 2002-03 Quarterbacks Idaho 2004-07 Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers UC-Davis 2008 Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks UC-Davis 2009 Offensive Quality Control/ Assistant Quarterbacks Oakland Raiders 2010-11 Offensive Coordinator/ Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks Millsaps 2012-14 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Northern Arizona 2015 Offensive Assistant Atlanta Falcons 2016 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Wagner College 2017-18 Quarterbacks San Francisco 49ers 2019 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 2020 Senior Offensive Assistant Philadelphia Eagles 2021 Quarterbacks San Francisco 49ers 2022-present Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Kentucky RICH Scangarello Offensive Coordinator/QBs John Settle is in his second season at Kentucky as the running backs coach and co-special teams coordinator. Settle came to the Bluegrass in 2021 and now has 27 years of coaching experience, including six in the NFL. He has coached in 20 bowl games and boasts a long list of successful running backs. Eleven years of his coaching career were spent at Wisconsin, most recently from 2015- 2020 and also from 2006-10. Settle was a four-year letterwinner (1983-86) at Appala- chian State, where he finished as the school’s career rushing leader with 4,409 yards (then third-most in FCS history) and 43 touchdowns. A two-time All-American, he was the Southern Conference Player of the Year as a senior after rushing for 1,661 yards and 20 TDs. His No. 23 was retired by his alma mater and he was inducted into the school’s hall of fame in 1994. 1994 Running Backs Appalachian State 1995 Offensive Assistant Cleveland Browns 1996-97 Offensive Assistant Baltimore Ravens 1998-2005 Running Backs Fresno State 2006-10 Running Backs Wisconsin 2011-12 Running Backs Carolina Panthers 2013 Running Backs Cleveland Browns 2014 Running Backs Pittsburgh 2015-20 Running Backs Wisconsin 2021-Present Running Backs/Co-Special Teams Coordinator Kentucky JOHN Settle Running Backs/Co-Special Teams Coordinator Former Wildcat Anwar Stewart was named the defensive line coach at Kentucky in January of 2020. He returned to the Blue- grass after one season as the defensive line coach at Appalachian State. Stewart is quite familiar with the Kentucky football program after playing linebacker/defensive end from 1996-99 under head coaches Bill Curry and Hal Mumme and having served as a student assistant and defensive assistant under head coach Mark Stoops from 2017-18. During his playing days at Kentucky, he totaled 64 tack- les, including nine tackles for loss and eight sacks, playing both linebacker and defensive end. 2014 Defensive Quality Control Montreal Alouettes 2015 Defensive Ends Montreal Alouettes 2016 Defensive Line Montreal Alouettes 2017-18 Defensive Assistant Kentucky 2019 Defensive Line Appalachian State 2020-present Defensive Line Kentucky ANWAR Stewart Defensive Line 2022 University of Kentucky n Coaching StaffKENTUCKY 26 @UKFootball Mike Stoops, a 35-year collegiate coach- ing veteran who is the brother of head coach Mark Stoops, was named the inside lineback- ers coach in Janurary of 2022. He replaced Jon Sumrall, who was named the head coach at Troy. Mike Stoops most recently was at Florida Atlantic where he spent the 2021 season as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Prior to that, he spent two seasons (2019 and 2020) at Alabama as an analyst on Nick Sa- ban’s staff, highlighted by the 2020 national championship. He also was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Oklahoma from 2012-18 and was the head coach at Arizona from 2004-11. He had a first term at Oklahoma from 1999-2003, including the 2000 national championship season. 1987 Graduate Assistant Iowa 1988-91 Volunteer Assistant Iowa 1992-95 Defensive Ends Kansas State 1996 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends Kansas State 1997 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Kansas State 1998 Asst. Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Backs Kansas State 1999-2003 Asst. Head Coach/Co-Def. Coord./Def. Backs Oklahoma 2004-11 Head Coach Arizona 2012-14 Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord./Defensive Backs Oklahoma 2015-18 Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ Outside Linebackers Oklahoma 2019-20 Quality Control Alabama 2021 Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Florida Atlantic 2022-present Inside Linebackers Kentucky MIKE Stoops Inside Linebackers Brad White is in his fifth season at Kentucky as the outside linebackers coach and fourth as the Cats’ defensive coordinator. He was elevated to the DC position by head coach Mark Stoops in February of 2019. White came to Kentucky after spending six years at the outside lineback- ers coach with the Indianapolis Colts. A gradu- ate of Wake Forest, White started at linebacker and finished his playing career with 227 tackles, 19.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and eight passes defensed, while starting 34-of-35 games played. White was a three-time Academic All-ACC se- lection and was named to the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District III team. 2007-08 Defensive Graduate Assistant Wake Forest 2009 Safeties Murray State 2010-11 Inside Linebackers Air Force 2012-13 Defensive Quality Control Indianapolis (NFL) 2014 Assistant Linebackers Indianapolis (NFL) 2015-17 Outside Linebackers Indianapolis (NFL) 2018 Outside Linebackers Kentucky 2019-present Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Kentucky BRAD White Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Scott Woodward is in his second season as the wide receivers coach. Before coming to the Bluegrass, Woodward spent two seasons as a quality control coach at Pittsburgh. From 2015-18, he served as the tight ends coach at his alma mater, Massachusetts, and also served as an offensive analyst and worked with the quarterbacks and receivers. Prior to UMass, had coaching stints at Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham (2013-15) and Westfield State (2010-13). Woodward was a four-year letterman at quarterback for Massachusetts and played for the Minutemen’s 2006 team that finished as the Division I-AA National Championship national runner-up. 2010-12 Offensive Graduate Assistant Westfield State 2013-14 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Fairleigh Dickinson 2015 Graduate Assistant/Wide Receivers Massachusetts 2016 Offensive Analyst/Quarterbacks Massachusetts 2017 Quarterbacks Massachusetts 2018 Tight Ends Massachusetts 2019-20 Offensive Quality Control Pittsburgh 2021-present Wide Receivers Kentucky SCOTT Woodward Wide Receivers Zach Yenser was named the new offensive line coach at Kentucky in February of 2022 after three seasons as the assistant offensive line coach with the San Francisco 49ers. Yenser, originally from Fort Mitchell, Ken- tucky, began his coaching career as a gradu- ate assistant at his alma mater Troy University in 2007, working with special teams and the offensive linemen under former Wildcat and beloved UK assistant coach John Schlarman. As a player at Troy, Yenser earned a starting spot at center from 2003-06. In 2006, as a senior team captain, he helped the Trojans win the Sun Belt Conference and the New Orleans Bowl, and and was named a First-Team All-Sun Belt selection. 2007 Graduate Assistant - Offensive Line/Special Teams Troy 2008 Offensive Line Henderson State 2009 Offensive Line Colquitt County High School 2010-11 Graduate Assistant - Offensive Line Louisiana Tech 2012 Assistant Offensive Line Louisiana Tech 2013-14 Offensive Line California 2015-17 Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Kansas 2018 Offensive Quality Control Southern Methodist 2019-21 Assistant Offensive Line San Francisco 49ers 2022-present Offensive Line Kentucky ZACH Yenser Offensive Line Coaching Staff n 2022 University of Kentucky464 Chenault Road | Frankfort, KY 40601 | 502-695-4700 membership@kychamber.com| www.kychamber.com MEMBERSHIP MATTERS. JOIN TODAY!Next >