< Previous78 @UKFootball In a revamped run-based offense last season, Kentucky's wide receivers continued to catch passes while providing outstanding blocking support for the record-breaking ground game. Ahmad Wagner is the only receiver gone from that 2019 receiving corps. Bouknight, who was hired on March 10 after one sea- son at Oregon, has 15 returning receivers to work with, and welcomes three freshmen in Kalil Branham, Izayah Cummings and Earnest Sanders IV. 2008-09 Utah State Graduate Assistant 2010-13 Utah State Wide Receivers 2014-15 Utah State Outside Receivers/Passing Game Coord. 2016 Utah State Co-Offensive Coordinator 2017-18 Utah State Outside Receivers 2019 Texas Tech Wide Receivers 2019 Oregon Wide Receivers 2020-present Kentucky Wide Receivers JOVON Bouknight Wide Receivers First-year assistant coach Frank Buffano was hired in March of 2020 after serving seven years as the director of football operations at UK. He will help Steve Clinkscale with the defensive backs and work primarily with the safeties. Gone is senior Jordan Griffin to graduation but Buffano's room will feature the return of free safety Davonte Robinson who missed last season with injury. Also returning is the team's leading tackler in Yusuf Corker. 2008-09 Arizona Defensive Graduate Assistant 2010 Youngstown State Secondary 2011-12 Youngstown State Linebackers 2020-present Kentucky Safeties FRANK Buffano Safeties 2020 Coaching Staff@UKSportsNetwork 79 Unlike the rebuilding he had to do in 2019, Clinkscale returns 16 defensive backs this fall, including three starters in Yusuf Corker (team's leading returning tackler), Brandin Echols, and Cedrick Dort Jr. The secondary ranked second in the nation in fewest touchdown passes al- lowed (7) and 13th nationally in pass efficien- cy defense last season. 2001-06 Ashland Defensive Backs 2007 Ashland Linebackers 2008 Western Carolina Defensive Backs 2009 Toledo Cornerbacks 2010-11 Toledo Special Teams Coordinator, Cornerbacks 2012 Illinois Cornerbacks 2013-14 Cincinnati Defensive Backs 2015 Cincinnati Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs 2016-present Kentucky Defensive Backs STEVE Clinkscale Defensive Backs After losing his top three quarterbacks to in- jury in 2019, Gran did a remarkable job of revamping the offense with Lynn Bowden Jr., a receiver-turned-quarterback. The Cats set new single-season records in rushing yards (3,624), rushing TDs (36) and yards per rushing at- tempt (6.32). Gran's top three running backs return this season in A.J. Rose, Christopher Rodriguez and Kavosiey Smoke. 1987-88 California Lutheran Wide Receivers 1989 Southeast Missouri Running Backs 1989 East Carolina Graduate Assistant 1990-91 Miami (Fla.) Graduate Assistant 1992-93 Cincinnati Wide Receivers 1994 Idaho State Wide Receivers 1995-98 Ole Miss Special Teams Coordinator, Running Backs 1999-2008 Auburn Special Teams Coordinator, Running Backs 2009 Tennessee Special Teams Coordinator, Running Backs 2010-12 Florida State Associate Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs 2013-15 Cincinnati Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs 2016-present Kentucky Assistant Head Coach for Offense, Running Backs EDDIE Gran Assistant Head Coach for Offense/Running Backs Faced with injuries to his top three quarter- backs last year, Hinshaw was faced with im- mediately turning wide receiver Lynn Bowden Jr. into a quarterback — a position he had not played since high school. This year, depth isn't an issue. Five signal callers return along with two new additions in freshman Beau Allen and sophomore transfer Joey Gatewood. 1999 Central Florida Graduate Assistant 2000 Central Florida Quarterbacks 2001-02 Middle Tennessee Running Backs 2003-05 Middle Tennessee Co-Offensive Coordinator 2006 Georgia Southern Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks 2007-09 Memphis Wide Receivers 2010-11 Tennessee Quarterbacks 2012 Tennessee Wide Receivers 2013-15 Cincinnati Passing Game Coordinator, Quarterbacks 2016-present Kentucky Co-Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks DARIN Hinshaw Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Despite playing in a run-based offense the last eight games of the season, Marrow’s tight ends combined to catch 19 passes in 2019, while providing solid blocking for the Wildcats’ record-setting rushing attack. Five tight ends return this fall, led by senior starter Justin Rigg and sophomore Keaton Upshaw. 2005-06 Berlin (NFL Europe) Tackles, Tight Ends 2006-07 Rhein (NFL Europe) Tackles, Tight Ends 2008 Toledo Tight Ends 2009 Holland HS Head Coach 2010 Omaha (United Football League) Tight Ends 2011-12 Nebraska Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends 2013 Kentucky Tight Ends 2014-18 Kentucky Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator 2019-present Kentucky Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends VINCE Marrow Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator80 @UKFootball “Big men lead the way” is the motto of UK asst. head coach Eddie Gran. When Gran revamped the offensive system in midseason, John Schlar- man's line helped set school records with 3,624 rushing yards and 36 rushing TDs. The "Big Blue Wall" returns nine letter winners from 19, including center Drake Jackson, a first- team All-SEC selection, as well as Luke Fortner, Darian Kinnard and third-team All-SEC choice Landon Young. Schlarman welcomes five new- comers in R.J. Adams, Deondre Buford, Jeremy Flax, Josh Jones and John Young. 1998-99 Bourbon County HS Defensive Line 2000-01 Kentucky Graduate Assistant/Offensive Line 2002 Kentucky Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends, Offensive Line 2003-04 Campbell County HS Head Coach 2005-06 Newport HS Head Coach 2007-09 Troy Offensive Line 2010-12 Troy Offensive Line, Running Game Coordinator 2013-present Kentucky Offensive Line JOHN Schlarman Offensive Line Former Wildcat Anwar Stewart was named the defensive line coach at Kentucky in January of 2020. He returned to the Bluegrass after one season as the defensive line coach at Appala- chian State. Seven letterwinners are back from last season's D-line, including starters Quin- ton Bohanna and Josh Paschal. Senior Phil Hoskins also returns after receiving a sixth- year extension waiver due to a knee injury last season. Newcomers are Josaih Hayes, Octa- vioius Oxendine, Justin Rogers and Tre'Vonn Rybka. 2014 Montreal Alouettes Defensive Quality Control 2015 Montreal Alouettes Defensive Ends 2016 Montreal Alouettes Defensive Line 2017-18 Kentucky Defensive Assistant 2019 Appalachian State Defensive Line 2020-present Kentucky Defensive Line ANWAR Stewart Defensive Line Sumrall oversaw an effective four-man rota- tion at the middle and weakside linebacker positions in 2019. Two of those linebackers are juniors and are poised to have a stellar season — DeAndre Square and Jamin Davis. Redshirt freshman Jared Casey looks to get into the rotation as well. 2005-06 Kentucky Graduate Assistant 2007-09 San Diego Defensive Line, Recruiting Coordinator 2010 San Diego Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers 2011 San Diego Asst. Head Coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers 2012-13 Tulane Defensive Line 2014 Tulane Assistant Linebackers 2015-17 Troy Special Teams Coordinator, Linebackers 2018 Ole Miss Linebackers 2019-present Kentucky Inside Linebackers JON Sumrall Inside Linebackers Brad White is in his second season as defen- sive coordinator and with 20 returners on defense, including seven starters, the 2020 season could be a lot of fun. In 2019, White’s young defense gave an outstanding account of itself. For the first time since 1979, UK did not allow more than 30 points in any regular season game. UK ranked 13th in the nation in scoring defense and 21st nationally in total defense. 2007-08 Wake Forest Defensive Graduate Assistant 2009 Murray State Safeties 2010-11 Air Force Inside Linebackers 2012-13 Indianapolis (NFL) Defensive Quality Control 2014 Indianapolis (NFL) Assistant Linebackers 2015-17 Indianapolis (NFL) Outside Linebackers 2018 Kentucky Outside Linebackers 2019-present Kentucky Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers BRAD White Defensive Coordinator/Outside LinebackersThis is KENTUCKYPLAYER DEVELOPMENT Kentucky football introduced #4for40 in 2018, an initiative which guides players during their four years on campus, and their 40 years after. UK also instilled programs to help prepare players for changes in life and to better connect with every player while at the same time bringing former players back who can offer career advice.COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Many Kentucky players choose to take part in serving the community in a variety of projects, including mentoring, hospital visits, speaking engagements and food drives. In 2019, along with other UK engineering students and a team of Toyota Manufacturing engineers, senior offensive guard Luke Fortner worked for months to help design, test and manufacture a specially-built push cart vehicle through a project called “Lift Them Up.” The push cart vehicle provides a Kentucky Children’s Hospital patient the chance to both accompany the Wildcats on the Cat Walk and attend a game at Kroger Field. PERFORMANCE Every college football program puts a premium on developing student-athletes, but the Performance program is unique to Kentucky. From strength and conditioning, led by director of performance Corey Edmond and director of performance/head strength coach Mark Hill, to nutrition led by registered dietitian Monica Fowler, to the latest in athlete-tracking technology spearheaded by director of applied science Chris Morris, the Performance program brings all aspects of performance under one umbrella.KENTUCKY • A record 31,057 students enrolled in Fall 2020 • Record retention and graduation rates and bold goals for continued growth in our strategic plan • More than 7,000 degrees awarded in the last academic year • Diverse, inclusive campus community with students from all 120 Kentucky counties, all 50 states, and more than 100 countries • Top public institution for students who are National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Finalists • More than $2.7 billion in campus transformation, much of it financed in collaboration with private and public partners, focused on student living and learning communities, modern research laboratories, innovative teaching and learning space, and one of the fastest growing academic medical centers in the country • More than $6.2 billion spent with Kentucky companies since 2011 • $65 million provided by UK Athletics toward the construction of the Jacobs Science Building • One of eight institutions in the country with the full range of undergraduate, professional, health care, and medical colleges and programs on a contiguous campus • One of 20 institutions in the country with the trifecta of research designations for excellence in cancer, aging, and translational science • $429.2 million in external grants and contracts supporting UK research • Nearly 100 national rankings for excellence in teaching, Research, and service • UK HealthCare and UK Chandler Medical Center is one of the nation’s finest academic medical centers with its state-of-the-art patient care facility and emergency rooms, advanced research space, and network of affiliate health care agencies to serve the Commonwealth and region THE UNIVERSITY OFNext >