Trevor Lawrence leads the 2020 Way-Too-Early All-America team
The season just ended, but we're already picking the best of the best for 2020, including Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence and LSU receiver Ja'Marr Chase.
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2020 Schedule
8-5, 4th in SEC - East
College football's 100 best games of 2019: 40-21
In our second-to-last installment, we look back on a classic Rose Bowl, an impossible-to-believe Egg Bowl and everything in between.
2019-20 College Football All-Bowl Team
From Joe Burrow to Jeff Okudah, these are the players who performed best during bowl season.
Hogg, helped to integrate SEC at Kentucky, dies
Houston Hogg, one of four African American football players at Kentucky who helped break the SEC color barrier in the late 1960s, has died at 71.
UK's Bowden gets in pregame scuffle, has late TD
TV footage showed Kentucky QB Lynn Bowden Jr. apparently throwing a punch at a Virginia Tech player before the Belk Bowl, but Bowden led the Wildcats to a win with a late TD pass.
Wildcats persevere under Stoops' leadership (3:12)
Late-game heroics lock up MVP honors for Bowden (3:09)
Bowden tells Ali to 'get open' on game-winning TD (4:33)
Bowden carries Kentucky to Belk Bowl victory (2:20)
Punch thrown in pregame scuffle at Belk Bowl (0:41)
Daniel: Bowl win was only way to go out (2:46)
Bowden's late TD pass lifts Kentucky past Va Tech 37-30
Lynn Bowden Jr. ran for 223 yards on 34 carries, and then tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Josh Ali with 15 seconds left as Kentucky rallied behind its remarkable receiver-turned-quarterback to beat Virginia Tech 37-30 on Tuesday in the Belk Bowl.
Kentucky turns Virginia Tech's last play attempt into touchdown (0:29)
Bowden finds Ali to put UK on top with 15 seconds left (0:42)
Bowden goes practically untouched for 61-yard TD (0:36)
McClease puts Virginia Tech on top with 43-yard TD (0:24)
Rodriguez runs in for short Kentucky TD (0:23)
Keene hangs on for 6-yard TD catch (0:27)
Hooker, Hazelton link up for Hokies' TD (0:28)
Bowden calls his own number for 25-yard Kentucky TD (0:24)
Postseason player rank: Re-ranking CFB's best players
Now that the regular season has come to an end and bowl season is here, our writers rank the top players in the game.
The 12 biggest questions for bowl season
Will Alabama show up with a point to prove against Michigan? Who will get a bowl bump heading into next season and which game could feature a points explosion? These are the storylines we'll be watching.
Kentucky's signing class is strong in the trenches (1:33)
2019 SEC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Florida | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| Tennessee | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Kentucky | 3-5 | 8-5 |
| Missouri | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| South Carolina | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| LSU | 8-0 | 15-0 |
| Alabama | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| Auburn | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Texas A&M | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Mississippi State | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Ole Miss | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Arkansas | 0-8 | 2-10 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards113.7127th
Rushing Yards278.84th
Points For29.4116th
Points Against18.4
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2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Rogers | DT | Signed | 84 |
| Samuel Anaele | DE | Signed | 81 |
| Beau Allen | QB-DT | Signed | 80 |
| Joel Williams | ATH | Signed | 80 |
| Reuben Adams | OG | Signed | 80 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | M. Duffy | Ray Guy Award |
| 2019 | L. Bowden Jr. | Paul Hornung Award |
| 2018 | J. Allen | Chuck Bednarik Award |
| 2018 | J. Allen | Bronko Nagurski Award |
| 2018 | J. Allen | Lott IMPACT Trophy |