In total, Sanders finished his UK career with 1,542 rushing yards which ranks 19th in school history. of Basketball Ops Preston Spradlin, Twany Beckham, Alex Poythress, Willie Cauley-Stein, Nerlens Noel, Kyle Wiltjer, Jon Hood, Undergraduate Student Asst. His best game in the passing attack came against Missouri when he caught four passes for a season-high 68 yards. Standing (from left to right): Strength Coach Mike Malone, Trainer Chris Simmons, Equipment Mngr. He scored a five-yard touchdown in a win over Miami (Ohio) that was Stoops’ first victory of his tenure at Kentucky, scored a two-yard touchdown against South Carolina and punched in a 1-yard score against Missouri for the final touchdown of his collegiate career. Sanders ran for a season-high 98 yards, which included breaking off a 49-yard run in the season opener against Western Kentucky, ran for 86 yards against Mississippi State and 72 against then-ranked No. Sanders added 19 catches for 137 yards and returned four kicks for 82 yards. He led the team with 464 yards rushing on 107 attempts scoring three touchdowns and averaging 4.3 yards per carry. With the arrival of Stoops as head coach and Neal Brown as offensive coordinator, Sanders led Kentucky running back in carries as a senior in 2013. He averaged 5.4 yards per carry and scored five touchdowns while catching 18 passes for 111 yards and returned 10 kicks for 223 yards. of basketball ops preston spradlin, twany beckham, alex poythress, willie cauley-stein, nerlens noel, kyle wiltjer, jon hood, undergraduate student asst. Sanders bounced back in 2012 in the final year of Phillips’ tenure as head coach as he played in all 12 games and led the Cats with 669 rushing yards. standing (from left to right): strength coach mike malone, trainer chris simmons, equipment mngr. In 2011, Sanders was held to just six games due to injury and when healthy, ran for 155 yards and caught five passes for 13 yards.
Sanders ran for 254 yards and three touchdowns while catching 16 passes for 114 yards and one touchdown playing in 12 games and starting one as a true freshman. He made an immediate impact upon arrival in 2010.
Sanders signed on as a member of Kentucky’s 2010 recruiting class as the 581st ranked player in the nation, 50th ranked running back and 50th ranked player in the state of Georgia.
Sanders played the majority of his career during the Joker Phillips era, but in Stoops’ debut season of 2013, the 5-foot-8 running back was Kentucky’s leading rusher. 72 ranked player in the Mark Stoops era of the Cats Pause 100 days until kickoff countdown series.Ĭhecking in at No. Coach Orlando Antigua, Darius Miller, John Wall, Jon Hood, Eric Bledsoe, DeAndre Liggins. There are now 72 days until Kentucky Football's 2022 season opener against Miami (Ohio), which means it's time to reveal the No. Standing (from left to right): Jon Hood, Ramon Harris, Patrick Patterson, Daniel Orton, DeMarcus Cousins, Josh Harrellson, Perry Stevenson, Darnell Dodson.