< PreviousKentucky Offense LT 69 Marques Cox (6-5, 318, Sr.) 71 Malachi Wood (6-8, 320, RFr.) LG 62 Jager Burton (6-4, 316, Jr.) 53 Abe Selm (6-4, 303, Fr.) C 75 Eli Cox (6-4, 309, Sr.) 50 Koby Keenum (6-4, 302, RFr.) RG 52 Jalen Farmer (6-5, 314, So.) 73 Dylan Ray (6-6, 310, Jr.) RT 54 Gerald Mincey (6-6, 335, Sr.) 78 Anfernee Crease (6-6, 315, So.) WR (F) 9 Ja’Mori Maclin (5-11, 190, Jr.) 5 Anthony Brown-Stephens (5-10, 176, So.) WR (X) 7 Barion Brown (6-1, 182, Jr.) 13 Fred Farrier II (6-1, 182, Jr.) WR (Z) 6 Dane Key (6-3, 210, Jr.) 13 Fred Farrier II (6-1, 182, Jr.) TE (Y) 84 Josh Kattus (6-4, 246, Jr.) 81 Willie Rodriguez (6-4, 245, Fr.) TE (F) 85 Jordan Dingle (6-4, 238, So.) 15 Khamari Anderson (6-5, 252, So.) QB 12 Brock Vandagriff (6-3, 217, Jr.) 2 Gavin Wimsatt (6-3, 227, Jr.) OR 8 Cutter Boley (6-5, 214, Fr.) RB 0 Demie Sumo-Karngbaye (6-0, 210, Sr.) 26 Jason Patterson (5-10, 206, Fr.) Kentucky Defense DE 90 Tre’vonn Rybka (6-4, 284, Sr.) 8 Octavious Oxendine (6-1, 278, Sr.) NG 9 Keeshawn Silver (6-4, 336, Jr.) 99 Kendrick Gilbert (6-5, 275, RFr.) DT 0 Deone Walker (6-6, 345, Jr.) 92 Kahlil Saunders (6-5, 291, Jr.) SLB 3 Alex Afari Jr. (6-2, 222, Jr.) OR 42 Tyreese Fearby (6-5, 242, So.) OLB 13 J.J. Weaver (6-5, 255, Sr.) 55 Noah Matthews (6-5, 254, So.) MLB 2 Jamon Dumas-Johnson (6-1, 245, Sr.) OR 17 Daveren Rayner (6-2, 217, Sr.) WLB 54 D’Eryk Jackson (6-1, 244, Sr.) 3 Alex Afari Jr. (6-2, 222, Jr.) FCB 6 JQ Hardaway (6-3, 191, Jr.) OR 10 Jantzen Dunn (6-0, 185, Jr.) BCB 1 Maxwell Hairston (6-1, 186, Jr.) 5 DJ Waller Jr. (6-3, 202, So.) OR 21 Nasir Addison (6-0, 199, So.) SS 11 Zion Childress (6-0, 195, Sr.) 4 Kristian Story (6-1, 213, Sr.) FS 25 Jordan Lovett (6-2, 205, Jr.) OR 14 Ty Bryant (6-0, 197, So.) Kentucky Special Teams K 16 Alex Raynor (6-0, 185, Sr.) 91 Jacob Kauwe (6-1, 206, Fr.) KO 48 Aidan Laros (6-2, 212, Jr.) 91 Jacob Kauwe (6-1, 206, Fr.) P 93 Wilson Berry (6-4, 217, Jr.) OR 48 Aidan Laros (6-2, 212, Jr.) LS 42 Alex McLaughlin (5-10, 229, Jr.) 56 Walker Himebauch (6-1, 223, So.) SS 42 Alex McLaughlin (5-10, 229, Jr.) 56 Walker Himebauch (6-1, 223, So.) H 93 Wilson Berry (6-4, 217, Jr.) OR 48 Aidan Laros (6-2, 212, Jr.) OR 11 Beau Allen (6-2, 223, Sr.) KOR 7 Barion Brown (6-1, 182, Jr.) 0 Demie Sumo-Karngbaye (6-0, 210, Sr.) PR 9 Ja’Mori Maclin (5-11, 190, Jr.) OR 7 Barion Brown (6-1, 182, Jr.) 6 Dane Key (6-3, 210, Jr.) Ohio Offense LT 57 Carson Heidecker (6-3, 295, RSr.) 55 Jordon Jones (6-3, 297, RSo.) LG 51 Davion Weatherspoon (6-0, 311, RJr.) 60 Trent Allen (6-3, 284, Jr.) C 69 Parker Titsworth (6-1, 290, Gr.) 67 Kam Wright (6-4, 321, RSo.) RG 66 Christophe Atkinson (6-4, 308, Gr.) 71 Aidan Johnson (6-3, 204, RFr.) RT 77 Jacob Dennison (6-5, 299, RSr.) 75 Jarian Shelby (6-3, 283, RSo.) QB 13 Parker Navarro (6-0, 205, Gr.) 8 Nick Poulos (6-6, 234, RJr.) RB 2 Anthony Tyus III (6-1, 226, Gr.) 28 Rickey Hunt Jr. (5-11, 210, RFr.) 21 Nolan McCormick (5-11, 226, RJr.) TE 85 Mason Williams (6-5, 257, RFr.) 86 Jake Bruno (6-6, 249, RJr.) OR 14 Bryce Butler (6-2, 248, RJr.) WR 11 Rodney Harris II (6-2, 211, RSo.) 12 Eian Pugh (6-3, 184, RSo.) WR 6 Coleman Owen (5-11, 191, Gr.) 10 Eamonn Dennis (5-11, 194, Gr.) OR 88 Caleb Gossett (6-2, 200, RJr.) WR 7 Chase Hendricks (6-0, 200, So.) 3 Max Rodarte (6-0, 191, Jr.) OR 17 Kaden Hurst (6-0, 195, Fr.) Ohio Defense DE 94 Bradley Weaver (6-4, 262, RJr.) 13 Kaci Seegars (6-2, 255, RJr.) NT 11 CJ Doggette (6-2, 277, RSo.) 16 Chris Mayfield (6-3, 275, RSr.) DT 81 Bralen Henderson (6-2, 280, RJr.) 10 Cam Rice (6-3, 290, Gr.) JACK 8 Ben McNaboe (6-3, 250, Gr.) 19 Kadin Schmitz (6-1, 237, So.) OR 17 Marcel Walker-Burgess (6-2, 252, Gr.) NICKEL 21 DJ Walker (6-1, 186, RFr.) 12 Mike Mack (6-1, 199, RJr.) MIKE 35 Shay Taylor (6-3, 232, RJr.) 30 Stellan Bowman (6-0, 226, Fr.) 27 Jack Fries (6-2, 215, RSo.) WILL 9 Blake Leake (6-2, 215, Gr.) 15 Reise Collier (6-3, 213, Sr.) OR 25 Michael Molnar (6-3, 221, RSo.) FC 7 Tank Pearson (5-9, 180, Jr.) OR 20 Kendall Bannister (5-11, 183, RFr.) SS 0 Austin Brawley (6-3, 227, Jr.) 6 Dustin Johnson (6-1, 201, Gr.) FS 5 Adonis Williams Jr. (6-2, 217, Jr.) 2 Miles Fleming (5-11, 197, RSr.) OR 28 Jaylen Johnson (6-2, 221, RJr.) BC 4 Roman Parodie (6-2, 204, RSr.) 12 Mike Mack (6-1, 199, RFr.) OR 23 Tony Mathis (5-11, 176, Fr.) Ohio Special Teams P 43 Jack Wilson (5-11, 222, RSr.) 47 Alex Kasee (6-2, 175, So.) K 44 Gianni Spetic (6-3, 211, So.) 46 Jacob Lewis (6-3, 227, Gr.) OR 47 Alex Kasee (6-2, 175, So.) LS 39 Golby Garfield (6-2, 234, Gr.) 38 Dominic Konopka (5-11, 248, RSo.) PR 6 Coleman Owen (5-11, 191, Gr.) 7 Tank Pearson (5-9, 178, Sr.) KR 7 Tank Pearson (5-9, 178, Sr.) 0 Austin Brawley (5-9, 180, Jr.) H 43 Jack Wilson (5-11, 222, RSr.) 47 Alex Kasee (6-2, 175, So.) 18 @UKFootball Kentucky vs. OhioLike us on Facebook and follow us on X and Instagram for complete UK Sports Network coverage of the Cats. 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.F or years, the steady success fashioned by Coach Mark Stoops broke mile- stone after milestone at the University of Kentucky. Now, the stack of milestones is reaching conference and national heights. Upon the appearance in the 2023 Tax- Slayer Gator Bowl, Kentucky extended its school-record streak of eight consecutive bowl games, all under Stoops. That is the third-longest active streak in the Southeast- ern Conference, behind only Georgia and Alabama, and the eighth-longest active string in the nation. Entering his 12th season in command of the Wildcats, the retirement of legend- ary Nick Saban makes Stoops the lon- gest-termed active head coach in the SEC and the sixth-longest in the nation. Stoops’ 11 years completed at Kentucky is the most of any football coach in school his- tory. The Wildcats’ victory at Florida in 2022 was Stoops’ 61st win, breaking the school re- cord of 60 held by Paul “Bear” Bryant. Since then, Stoops has lengthened his school-record wins total to 73 and also holds the UK marks for home wins (50), SEC wins (35) and wins over ranked opponents (13). Called “the best program builder in all of college football” by ESPN analyst Tom Lug- inbill in 2021, Stoops’ success hasn’t come easily. Inheriting a program that was 2-10 the year before he arrived, Stoops’ rebuilding efforts took time. Two games into the 2016 season his record was 12-26. He has since gone 61-39 (.600). In addition to these achievements, a par- tial accounting of Stoops’ exploits features: n Four straight bowl wins – the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 2022, the 2020 Gator Bowl, the 2019 Belk Bowl and the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 2019 – first time in school his- tory that UK won four straight bowls n A school-record 20-game win streak against nonconference competition (2018-22), which was the nation’s lon- gest active streak at the time. n Winning the regular-season finale for six straight seasons (2018-present), another school record n First win at Tennessee since 1984 (2020) n First New Year’s Day Bowl win since 1951 (2018 season) n First 10-win season since 1977 (2018) n First SEC Coach of the Year since 1983 (2018) n First final poll ranking since 1984 (2018) n First bowl win since 2008 (2018) n First win vs. Florida since 1986 (2018) n First bowl appearance since 2010 (2016) Several of Stoops’ players have also won All-America accolades, along with honors such as the Bronko Nagurski Award, Chuck Bednarik Award, Paul Hornung Award, Ron- nie 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. Off the field, Stoops has been active in fundraising and events for the UK Children’s Hospital and he was named Honorary Coach of the 2022 National Good Works Team. The bountiful crop of victories and honors are the fruit of the last eight 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 Defensive 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 sea- son in 41 years, topped by a win over Penn State in the VRBO Citrus 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 Gators in 32 years -- resulting in UK being named the National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America. The regular season concluded with a 56-10 win at in-state rival Louisville, the largest margin of victory in the history of the Governor’s Cup series. UK was No. 11 in the final USA To- day coaches’ poll and No. 12 in the final Associated Press tabulation, the school’s 20 @UKFootball Mark Stoops n Head Coach University of KentuckyEXTRAORDINARY CARE FOR EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE GETTING YOU BACK TO THOSE WHO MATTER MOST, WHEN IT MATTERS MOST. UK HealthCare Brand Strategy - MKTG25-50 ukhealthcare.com/extraordinary-peopleMark Stoops n Head Coach University of Kentucky first appearance in the final rankings since 1984. The 2018 season also continued a re- markable 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 sea- son and he was named Southeastern Con- ference 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 inju- ries 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 season with four straight wins, topped by a dramatic come- from-behind Belk Bowl win over Virginia Tech when Bowden threw the game-win- ning touchdown pass with only 15 seconds remaining. Stoops followed with the Covid-shortened 2020 season that was capped by a Gator Bowl win over No. 23 North Carolina State. The momentum continued in 2021 with another 10-win season -- the second under Stoops and only the fourth in school history -- capped by a dramatic come-from-behind win over Iowa in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl. Stoops kept the momentum going with winning seasons and appearances in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl and Tax- Slayer Gator Bowl following the 2022 and 2023 campaigns, respectively. The ‘23 sea- son was highlighted by an upset at No. 9 Louisville, and for the second time in the Stoops era, UK was named National Team of the Week by the FWAA. Not including the Covid-shortened 2020 season, Stoops has now won at least seven games in seven straight years. How has Stoops accomplished all of this? The coach would tell you that there’s been nothing magical about the process. True to his blue-collar roots in Youngstown, Ohio, the methodical ad- vancement made by Stoops’ teams is a re- flection of the coach’s rock-steady work eth- ic, 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 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, allowing 254.1 yards per game, and sixth nationally in scor- ing 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 defensive 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 lead- ers in sacks with 13. Stoops also coached cornerback Ronald Darby to ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. The Seminoles’ prow- ess 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 de- fense in 2010, his first season as defensive coordinator. 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 season; 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 rushing yards per game. The Sem- inoles ranked third in the nation in quarter- back 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, in- cluding wins over South Carolina in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Notre Dame in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl and Northern Il- linois in the 2013 Orange Bowl. Stoops was defensive coordinator and DBs coach at Arizona from 2004-09, work- ing for his brother, Mike, who was head coach of the Wildcats. 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 Akron ..............................................1-0 Alabama ..........................................0-4 Alabama State .................................1-0 Arkansas ..........................................1-0 Auburn ............................................0-2 Austin Peay.......... ............................1-0 Ball State .........................................1-0 Central Michigan .............................1-0 Charlotte .........................................1-0 Chattanooga ....................................1-0 Clemson ..........................................0-1 Eastern Kentucky .............................3-0 Eastern Michigan .............................2-0 Florida .............................................4-7 Georgia .........................................0-11 Georgia Tech ...................................0-1 Iowa ................................................1-1 Louisiana-Lafayette ..........................1-0 Louisiana-Monroe ...........................2-0 Louisville ........................................6-4 LSU .................................................1-1 Miami (Ohio) ...................................2-0 Middle Tennessee ............................1-0 Mississippi State ..............................5-6 Missouri ..........................................7-4 Murray State ....................................1-0 New Mexico State ...........................2-0 North Carolina State ........................1-0 Northern Illinois ..............................1-0 Northwestern ...................................0-1 Ohio ................................................1-0 Ole Miss ..........................................0-3 Penn State........................................1-0 South Carolina .................................7-4 Southern Miss ..................................1-1 Tennessee ........................................2-9 Tennessee-Martin.............................2-0 Texas A&M ......................................0-1 Toledo .............................................1-0 Vanderbilt ........................................8-3 Virginia Tech ...................................1-0 Western Kentucky ............................0-1 Youngstown State ............................1-0 Total ............................................73-65 Stoops vs All Opponents 22 @UKFootball24 @UKFootball Mark Stoops n Head Coach University of Kentucky in scoring defense in 2003, the year before he arrived. By the end of his term at Arizo- na, the Wildcats 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 Col- lege Football Hall of Fame. The eldest Stoops brother, Ron Jr., is retired after coaching at Youngstown State. Mark and Mike have re- united in Lexington, as Mike joined the UK staff in 2022 as inside linebackers coach. Prior to Arizona, Mark Stoops coached the defensive backs three years at Miami (Fla.). The 2001 national champion Hurricanes led the nation in pass efficiency defense, scoring defense and turnover margin. That team also established a school record with 27 intercep- tions and 45 total takeaways. Stoops’ 2002 secondary led the nation in pass defense and pass efficiency defense. Despite having to replace all four starters in the defensive backfield, the 2003 team led the nation in pass defense. In his three sea- sons, Miami went 35-3, including the 12-0 Rose Bowl title campaign, plus appearances in the Fiesta and Orange bowls. Ten Miami defensive backs who played at least one season under Stoops were eventually select- ed 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 highlight of his time there was a school-record 24 interceptions in the ’97 season. His first full-time coach- ing 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 Foot- ball 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 par- ticipated 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, duplicating 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. 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 2022 Kentucky Head Coach 7-6 Music City 2023 Kentucky Head Coach 7-6 TaxSlayer Gator The Mark Stoops Coaching File BEAPARTOFOURHOMETEAM! ScantheQRCodeorvisitthesitebelowtolearn moreabouthowyoucansupportKentuckyfamilies. www.rmhclexington.orgFrank 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. In 2022, he also was the co-special teams coordinator. Prior to Kentucky, Buffano was a sec- ondary 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 2021-22 Safeties/Co-Special Teams Coordinator Kentucky 2023-present Safeties Kentucky FRANK Buffano Safeties Jay Boulware came to Kentucky on Dec. 12, 2022, bringing a plethora of success to the Commonwealth. He has more than 25 years of coaching experience and has been a part of 17 teams that advanced to bowl games. Before UK, he served as an offensive intern in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, working specifically with the running backs, including UK’s all-time leading rusher, Benny Snell Jr. Prior to the Steelers, he served as the asso- ciate head coach for special teams and tight ends coach at Texas, his alma mater, helping the No. 19 Longhorns finish 7-3 overall and capture the Alamo Bowl title in 2020. He also spent seven years at Oklahoma, working under then-head coach Bob Stoops from 2013-16 and Lincoln Riley from (2017-19) and had stints at Auburn, Utah, Stanford, Arizona and Northern Illinois. Boulware was an offensive lineman at Texas before entering the coach- ing ranks. 1997-2000 Tight Ends/Co-Offensive Line Northern Illinois 2001-03 Tight Ends/Running Backs/Offensive Line Arizona 2004 (Summer) NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship Program San Francisco 49ers 2004 Running Backs Stanford 2005-06 Tight Ends/Co-Special Teams Utah 2007-08 Running Backs/Special Teams Iowa State 2009-12 Tight Ends/Special Teams Auburn 2013-19 Running Backs/Special Teams Oklahoma 2014 (Summer) NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship Program New Orleans Saints 2020 Assoc. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Special Teams Texas 2021 Offensive Intern Pittsburgh Steelers 2023-present Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator Kentucky JAY Boulware Running Backs/Special Teams Chris Collins enters his fourth season at Kentucky coaching the defensive backs, his first as co-defensive coordinator. Collins was hired in June of 2021 after four seasons 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 line- backer at Western Carolina from 2006-09. He finished 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 Coord. Georgia State 2021-23 Defensive Backs Kentucky 2024-present Co-Defensive Coord./Defensive Backs Kentucky CHRIS Collins Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs 26 @UKFootball Coaching Staff n 2024 University of KentuckyBush Hamdan is the newest member of Kentucky’s coaching staff, hired as the new offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach on Feb. 14, 2024. Hamdan comes to the Bluegrass with 15 years of collegiate and NFL coaching expe- rience combined, most recently serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at his alma mater, Boise State. Boise State tied for the 2023 regular-sea- son championship of the Mountain West Conference, then won the league champion- ship game with a victory at UNLV. The Broncos went on to play in the LA Bowl. The Broncos were second in the MWC in scoring offense and third in total offense. Hamdan was a three-year letter winner and two-time team captain as a quarterback at Boise State from 2006-08. His last three seasons, all played under Petersen, the Broncos posted a 35-4 overall record, including a per- fect 13-0 mark and a win over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl in 2006. As a senior, he earned the Bronco Excellence Award for integrity and leadership. 2009 Student Coach Colorado 2010 Offensive Quality Control Maryland 2011 Tight Ends Sacramento State 2012 Wide Receivers Florida 2013 Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Arkansas State 2014 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Davidson 2015 Offensive Quality Control Washington 2016 Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator Washington 2017 Quarterbacks Atlanta Falcons 2018-19 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Washington 2020-21 Wide Receivers/Quarterbacks Missouri 2022 Quarterbacks Missouri 2023 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Boise State 2024-present Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Kentucky BUSH Hamdan Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Vince Marrow, aka the “Big Dawg," enters his 12th 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 seasons of 2,000 or more rush- ing yards with at least one 1,000-yard rusher in all six of those (Stanley “Boom” Williams -2016; Benny Snell Jr., - 2017, 2018; Lynn Bowden - 2019; Chris Rodriguez Jr. - 2021, Ray Davis - 2023). Marrow also has been instrumental in UK signing 11 straight top-50 recruiting classes, in- cluding 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 Galaxy 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 sec- ond-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 Coordinator Daikiel Shorts is in his first season as the wide receivers coach at Kentucky after coaching the last three years (2021-23) in the same position at Houston. He also spent two years as the Director of Player Development (2019-20) for the Cougars. Before getting into coaching, Shorts was a standout receiver under Dana Holgorsen at West Virginia from 2013-16. The four-year letter winner led the Mountaineers in receiv- ing in three of his four years. He closed his collegiate career ranked fifth on the WVU career chart with 177 receptions and sixth with 2,263 receiving yards and 14 scores. 2018 Program Assistant West Virginia 2019-20 Director of Player Personnel Houston 2021-23 Wide Receivers Houston 2024-present Wide Receivers Kentucky DAIKIEL Shorts Wide Receivers 2024 University of Kentucky n Coaching Staff @UKSportsNetwork 27Next >