< PreviousJOSH ALLEN (L-R) AVERY WILLIAMSON, LARRY WARFORD PRO BOWL 2018 The 2019 NFL Draft was one for the history books as Kentucky saw five of its players, Josh Allen, Lonnie Johnson Jr., Mike Edwards, Benny Snell Jr., and George Asafo-Adjei selected. UK had a player chosen in each of the first four rounds, a UK first. The only other schools to accomplish that feat in this year’s draft were Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma. 2019ARIZONA CARDINALS Corey Peters, DT (2006-09) CHICAGO BEARS Danny Trevathan, LB (2008-11) CLEVELAND BROWNS Dorian Baker, WR (2014-18) GREEN BAY PACKERS Za’Darius Smith, OLB (2013-14) DALLAS COWBOYS Randall Cobb, WR (2008-10) Chris Westry, CB (2016-18) HOUSTON TEXANS Derrick Baity, CB (2015-18) Lonnie Johnson Jr., CB (2017-18) JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Josh Allen, DE/LB (2015-18) Bunchy Stallings, OG (2016-18) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Larry Warford, G (2009-12) NEW YORK GIANTS George Asafo-Adjei, OT (2016-18) C.J. Conrad, TE (2015-18) NEW YORK JETS Jon Toth, C (2013-16) Avery Williamson, LB (2010-13) PITTSBURGH STEELERS Bud Dupree, OLB (2011-14) Benny Snell, Jr., RB (2016-18) TAMPA BAY BUCANEERS Mike Edwards, S (2016-2019) Farrington Huguenin, DL (2012-15) TENNESSEE TITANS Wesley Woodyard, LB (2004-07)SEC in the NFL Draft n The SEC led the nation's conferences in NFL Draft picks for the 13th consecutive year in 2019 with 64 selections, a new NFL Draft record. n This is the third consecutive year the SEC has seen 25 or more players selected through the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. n The SEC has averaged over 50 selections per draft since 2006 The SEC is 82-51 (.617) in bowl games since 2006, the only FBS league with a .600 or better winning percentage and 23 wins more than the next closest conference.UK Retired Jerseys and UK Hall of Fame 44 John “Shipwreck” Kelly HB 1929-31 66 Raloh Kercheval P 1931-33 13 Bob Davis HB 1935-37 Bernie A. Shively AD 1938-67 Coach 1945 35 Ermal Allen QB/HB 1939-41 Asst. Coach 1948-61 8 Clyde Johnson T 1940-42 45 Jay Rhodemyre C 1942, 1946-47 48 Washington Serini T 1944-47 16 George Blanda QB/P/K 1945-48 27 Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones E 1945-48 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach 1946-53 Jerry Claiborne DB/E 1946, 1948-49 Coach 1982-89 50 Harry Ulinski C/LB 1946-49 70 Bob Gain T 1947-50 87 Charlie McClendon DE 1949-50 10 Babe Parilli QB 1949-51 51 Doug Moseley C 1949-51 65 Ray Correll G 1951-53 80 Steve Meilinger E/HB/DB/LB 1951-53 84 Howard Schnellenberger E 1952-55 Blanton Collier Coach 1954-61 79 Lou Michaels T/K/P 1955-57 21 Calvin Byrd HB 1958-60 55 Irvin “Irv” Goode C 1959-61 80 Tom Hutchinson E 1960-62 70 Herschel Turner T 1961-63 80 Rick Kestner E 1963-65 11 Rick Norton QB 1963-65 73 Sam Ball OT 1963-65 21 Rodger Byrd HB 1963-65 32 Larry Seiple HB 1964-66 24 Dicky Lyons Sr. RB 1966-68 88 Jeff Van Note DE 1966-68 74 Dave Roller DL 1968-70 59 Joe Federspiel LB 1969-71 40 Sonny Collins HB 1972-75 52 Rick Nuzum OL 1972-74 69 Warren Bryant OT 1974-76 50 Jim Kovach LB 1974-76, 1978 97 Art Still DE 1974-77 12 Derrick Ramsey QB 1975-77 33 George Adams RB 1981-84 57 Dermontti Dawson C/OG 1984-87 22 Mark Higgs TB 1984-87 2 Tim Couch QB 1996-98 Football players who have been named to the UK Athletics Hall of Fame but have not had jerseys retired: 12 Derrick Abney WR 2000-03 79 Oliver Barnett DE 1986-89 85 Al Bruno WR 1948-50 44 Wilbur Hackett LB 1968-70 22 Jared Lorenzen QB 2000-03 45 Marty Moore LB 1990-93 23 Nate Northington DB 1966-67 82 Greg Page DE 1966-67 9 Bill Ransdell QB 1983-86 10 Moe Williams RB 1993-95 3 Craig Yeast WR 1995-98 Paul “Bear” Bryant Tim Couch 66 @UKFootballIn the interest of athletics compliance, the Uni versity of Kentucky and every NCAA institution are responsible for monitoring the activities of the department of athlet- ics. The NCAA rules were developed to en- sure that members of the institu tion’s staff, student-athletes and other individuals or groups representing the institution’s athlet- ics interests comply with the NCAA rules and main tain the highest standard of ethical conduct. PRINCIPLES OF INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY The institution’s responsibility for the conduct of its intercollegiate athletics pro- gram includes responsibility for the actions of its staff members and for the actions of any other individual or organization en- gaged in activities promoting the athletics interests of the institution. The NCAA defines an individual as a rep- resentative of athletics interests or a “boost- er” if he or she: • Has participated in or is a member of an agency or organization promoting UK’s intercollegiate athletics program; • Makes or has made a donation to any of the UK men’s or women’s athletics pro- grams; • Is assisting or has been requested by the UK Athletics Department Staff to assist in the recruitment of prospects (which he or she is NOT permitted to do); • Is assisting or has been requested to pro vide benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families (which he or she is NOT per mitted to do); • Is the parent or legal guardian of an enrolled student-athlete; or • Has been involved otherwise in pro- moting the UK athletics program. A person is considered a representative of athletics interests of the University of Ken- tucky just by being an alumnus, friend or fan of the University, regardless of whether he or she has made a financial contribution to the University and/or the intercollegiate ath- letics program. Remember, a representative of athletics Interests is responsible for making the Uni- versity of Kentucky’s Compliance Office aware of an), potential violations of NCAA rules he or she knows have occurred. Ac- cording to the CAA, once an individual has been identified as an athletics representative, he or she retains this identity forever, even if that person no longer contributes to the ath- letics program. PRINCIPLES OF RULES COMPLIANCE The Athletics Compliance Office works to identify and reduce areas of risk within the athletics program that could negative- ly impact the University of Kentucky. If a problem arises, 1t is the responsibility of the Athletics Compliance Office to determine how the problem occurred, how it could have been prevented and how to reduce the chances of it occurring in the future. The two main functions of the Athletics Com- pliance Office are to educate and monitor. The Compliance Staff meets regularly with coaches and student-athletes to provide in- formation and materials on the applications of the complexities of the NCAA bylaws and at the same time provide as much informa- tion as possible to the University of Ken- tucky community. The staff also monitors the functions of the athletics department that are governed by NCAA legislation. A misconception about the role of the Athletics Compliance Office is that because UK has an ath letics compliance office, no problems will occur. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Many people are involved in the operation of an athletics pro gram who make decisions daily that affect the pro- gram positively or negatively. Just as having a fire station does not prevent fires from oc- curring, a compliance office cannot stop vi- olations from occurring within an athletics program. All compo nents within an athlet- ics program must work to gether and each function properly, effectively and efficiently to insure compliance. It must be a shared responsibility. Each person interested in UK athletics assists the athletics program by knowing and complying with NCAA rules. Follow compliance updates on Face- boOk (University of Kentucky Compliance) and Twitter (@ukcompliance). What is Athletics Compliance? n Compliance Corner @UKSportsNetwork 67Kentucky baseball again will face one of the most difficult schedules in the coun- try in 2020 with 31 games slated against teams that made the 2019 NCAA Tourna- ment, including 11 against College World Series participants. Confirmed game times and television as- signments will be announced at a later date. The full schedule can be found at UKathlet- ics.com. The Wildcats will open the 2020 season on the road against perennial power TCU before returning home on February 18 to open a 15-game homestand as part of a 36- game schedule at Kentucky Proud Park. The exciting home slate includes Southeastern Conference three-game series vs. Alabama, Florida, LSU, Missouri and South Carolina, as well as the annual game against Lou- isville and four total contests against Cin- cinnati and UNC Wilmington, which both made the NCAA Tournament last season. The Cats hit the road for the eighth straight season to open SEC play, drawing defending national champion Vanderbilt in Nashville on March 13-15. They will return home to host Florida on March 20-22 be- fore traveling to 2019 College World Series participant Mississippi State to close out March. The rest of league play consists of home series vs. Alabama (April 3-5), LSU (April 9-11), Missouri (April 23-25) and South Carolina (May 8-10) and road trips to Auburn (April 18-20), Tennessee (May 1-3) and Georgia (May 14-16) to close the season. In a bit of a scheduling quirk the Cats will play three consecutive Thursday-Sat- urday series in conference play, including home ones with LSU and Missouri with a trip to Auburn in between. They will end the regular season with another Thurs- day-Saturday series at Georgia before the SEC Tournament the following week. The Cats must replace All-American and first-round draft pick Zack Thompson on the mound but return most of a lineup that is expected to be strong offensively. Junior college slugger Oraj Anu, a draft pick of the Boston Red Sox, and a deep and talented freshman class gives the club more depth than a year ago. The Cats are entering the fourth season under head coach Nick Mingione and have won 103 games during his three-year ten- ure. The program has seen 24 players se- lected in the past two Major League Base- ball drafts, including a school-record 13 in 2018, and a pair of first-round selections in Evan White (2017) and Zack Thompson (2019). The program also advanced to the Super Regional for the first time in school history in 2017 and opened $49 million Kentucky Proud Park last season. Season tickets are on sale now and fans renewing season tickets from last year can visit UKathletics.com/renew. Fans purchas- ing new season tickets in Kentucky Proud Park can do so by visiting UKBaseballTix. com. Season tickets start at just $64 for ter- race/berm seating. Dugout chairback and terrace/berm general admission areas will be available for purchase as new season tickets. Reserved season tickets were sold out last season with new ticket holders hav- ing the ability to request reserved seating preferences at the time of purchase, if it be- comes available after the renewal process. Each general admission area is filled on a first-come, first-served basis. UK Baseball to Face Challenging Schedule This Season 68 @UKFootball By Matt May UK Athletics Communications and Public Relations Photo b y Elliott Hess, UK Athletics Ben Jordan John Rhodes Next >