University of Kentucky junior cornerback Trevard Lindley has been named third-team All-America  by Phil Steele’s College Football.

Lindley  has four interceptions and 11 pass breakups this season.  He leads the Southeastern Conference and ranks 14^th nationally in total passes defended per game.  A consensus first-team All-SEC honoree, he also was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back and second-team All-America by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Six University of Kentucky players were named to the All-SEC team selected by Phil Steele’s College Football. Cornerback Trevard Lindley was a first-team pick, with offensive tackle Garry Williams, defensive tackle Myron Pryor, defensive end Jeremy Jarmon, and linebackers Micah Johnson and Braxton Kelley named to the second team.

UK senior punter/kicker Tim Masthay has been named first-team Academic All-America as sponsored by ESPN The Magazine and elected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

It’s the second consecutive first-team Academic All-America selection for Masthay, who has a 3.81 grade-point average with a major in business economics. It is also his second national honor of the year, as in September he was chosen to the Good Works Team for community service by the American Football Coaches Association.

Masthay ranks third in the nation in punting with 45.5 yards per punt and also ranks second in the Southeastern Conference with 20 touchbacks.

This marks the fourth-straight year that Kentucky has had a first-team Academic All-American, with UK and Penn State being the only teams that have accomplished that feat from 2005-08. In addition to Masthay, UK’s recent first-team Academic All-Americans include tight end Jacob Tamme (2007), offensive lineman Hayden Lane (2006 and 2005) and kicker Taylor Begley (2005).

UK Coach Rich Brooks and defensive line coach Rick Petri are up for a pair of “Coach of the Year” awards.

Brooks is one of the top 25 vote-getters for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award.  Despite major graduation losses from last year, and key injuries this season, Brooks has guided the Wildcats to a 6-5 record.  At 6-5, UK is bowl-eligible for the third-consecutive season, the first time since 1949-50-51 that UK has accomplished that feat in three-straight years. To vote for Brooks, fans can go to the website www.coachoftheyear.com.  Fans can vote once per day.

Petri is one of four finalists for a national award for defensive line coaches.  FootballScoop.com is sponsoring national coach of the year honors for assistant coaches at each position group.

The defensive line has been one of the key components of the Wildcats’ success this year.  The UK defensive linemen have combined for 161 tackles, including 31.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 quarterback sacks.

To vote for Petri, go to www.footballscoop.com, click on “2008 Coaches of the Year” on the left side of the screen, then go to “defensive line.”

UK junior cornerback Trevard Lindley has been named one of 13 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award given to the nation’s best defensive back.

Lindley leads the SEC and is tied for sixth in the nation is pass breakups with nine. He also has four interceptions.

The semifinalist list will be narrowed to three finalists on Monday, Nov. 24 and the winner will be announced on the ESPNU College Football Awards Show, broadcast nationally on Thursday, December 11. Formal presentation will be at a banquet in Oklahoma City on Monday, Feb. 11, 2009.

Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon has been named a quarterfinalist for the Lott Trophy as the national defensive player of the year.

Jarmon is one of 20 quarterfinalists for the award, which equally recognizes athletic performance and personal character attributes.

Jarmon has made 23 tackles this season, including 6.5 tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks.  He also has two pass breakups and has recovered a fumble.  Off the field, he has a major in political science and plans a career in public service.  He also contributed to life on campus last spring as a lead actor in the UK Theatre production of the play, “Weak/Side/Help.”

The Lott Trophy is sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation of Newport Beach, Calif.  It is given to a player who exhibits the characteristics of Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.  UK’s Wesley Woodyard was a semifinalist for last year’s award.

UK senior defensive end Ventrell Jenkins was named the SEC’s Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance in Kentucky’s 14-13 win over Mississippi State. Jenkins had four tackles, including two of UK’s four sacks.

Kentucky quarterback Mike Hartline was one of six players from across the nation who received an ESPN helmet sticker on the network’s “College Football Final” show on Sunday morning.

Hartline completed 17 of 32 passes for 239 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in Kentucky’s 21-20 comeback victory over Arkansas.  Trailing 20-7 in the fourth quarter, Hartline tossed touchdown passes of 32 and 21 yards to wide receiver Randall Cobb in the final five minutes of the game. The rally tied the school record for the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in school history.  In 2004, UK trailed Vanderbilt 13-0 in the final period before rallying to a 14-13 triumph.

It was the second time this season that Hartline has led a fourth-quarter victory. The Wildcats trailed Middle Tennessee 14-10 in the last stanza before coming back for a 20-14 win.

UK receiver/quarterback Randall Cobb was named SEC Freshman of the Week for his performance against Arkansas last weekend. Cobb caught five passes for 73 yards and two TD’s as UK pulled off a 21-20 come-from-behind win over the Razorbacks. Cobb’s 32-yard TD catch brought the Cats to within 20-14 with 4:15 remaining, and his 21-yard reception tied the score with 2:21 left and set up Lones Seiber’s game-winning extra point.

Kentucky football kicker Tim Masthay has been named to the 2008 Allstate Good Works Team selected by the Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association. He is one of only 11 Division I-A players named to the team in honor of their community service.

“I’d like to thank the AFCA and everyone that voted for me to be on the team,” said Masthay, a senior from Murray, Ky. “I’ve always had tremendous support around me and so much love poured down on me. I only hope in some way that I’ve been able to love other people as much and that it is a reflection of Christ and not myself.

“I recognize as a student-athlete at Kentucky that I have a tremendous opportunity and it affords me a certain ability to be active in the community. I just try to seize that opportunity in every way possible.”

In order to meet the criteria set forth by Allstate and AFCA, each player must be actively involved and committed to working with a charitable organization, service group or community service while maintaining good academic standing. Candidates must also display sincere concern and reliability, while also having made a favorable impression on the organizations with which they are involved. Neither athletic ability nor on-the-field achievements are among the selection criteria.

Masthay was also selected as one of 30 candidates for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award earlier this week.