As the Kentucky Football team prepares for their bowl game vs Clemson on Friday, Dec 29 in the 79th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl , four Wildcats have been selected All-Southeastern Conference by The Associated Press. Running Dack Ray Davis and defensive Lineman Deone Walker were named 1st Team All-SEC. Wide Receiver/Seturn specialist Barion Brown and Defensive Back Maxwell Hairiston were tabbed 2nd-Team All Conference
UK Wide Receiver Barion Brown was also named a 2nd Team All-American by CBS Sports. Brown earned the honor as a Kick Returner, in which the Sophomore tied the school’s kickoff return touchdown record with three in the 2023 season. Brown was also awarded a 3rd-Team All-America honor from College Football Network
Kentucky Football has landed a key addition from the transfer portal. Former 5-star prospect and Georgia Backup QB Brock Vandagriff announced via X/Twitter that he has chosen to join the Kentucky Wildcats next season. In his sophomore season at Georgia, the 6′3″, 210 lb. quarterback appeared in five games for the Bulldogs. He finished the regular season with 165 yards on 12 of 18 attempts at a 66.7%.