December 28, 2018

SEC players to wear graduation patch

The SEC introduced the graduation patch in 2016 for student-athletes in all sports who had already earned their degrees but had not exhausted their eligibility.

By: SEC Staff
SECU (Twitter: @TheSECU)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Dec. 26, 2018) — A total of 156 Southeastern Conference football student-athletes are eligible to wear the SEC Graduation Patch in postseason bowl games, signifying that they have earned their college degrees.

The SEC introduced the patch in 2016 season for student-athletes in all sports who have already earned their degree but have not exhausted their eligibility. The SEC logo patch on their uniforms is replaced with a special patch with the word “Graduate” underneath the conference logo. The patch is similar in design for all conference schools, but it is school-specific in color. The 156 football student-athletes from the 11 SEC schools that have qualified for postseason play will be participating in bowl games beginning December 27 with Vanderbilt’s appearance in the Texas Bowl to January 1 when four SEC teams will be in action.

Following is a complete list of SEC football student-athletes who are eligible to wear the patch in postseason bowl games:

Alabama (Orange Bowl, Dec. 29)
Keaton Anderson
Elliot Baker
Isaiah Buggs
Josh Casher
Ronnie Clark
Lester Cotton
Johnny Dwight
Miller Forristall
Damien Harris
Hale Hentges
Jalen Hurts
Anfernee Jennings
Austin Jones
Derek Kief
Christian Miller
Donavan Mosley
Jamey Mosley
Ryan Parris
Richie Petitbon
Ross Pierschbacher
Deionte Thompson
Jonah Williams

Auburn (Music City Bowl, Dec. 28)
Devin Adams
Dalton Brown
Tucker Brown
Chandler Cox
Deshaun Davis
Ryan Davis
Jamel Dean
Jack Driscoll
Jaunta’Vius Johnson
Richard McBryde
Dontavius Russell
Bailey Sharp
Jarrett Stidham
Prince Tega Wanogho
Andrew Williams

Florida (Peach Bowl, Dec. 29)
Nick Buchanan
Khairi Clark
Ryan Farr
Kavaris Harkless
Brandon Reddick
Adam Shuler
Martez Ivey
Glenn Jarriel
C’yontai Lewis
Jorge Powell
R.J. Raymond
Moral Stephens

Georgia (Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1)
Kendall Baker
Michael Barnett
Rodrigo Blankenship
Sean Fogarty
Jay Hayes
Jake Reed
Landon Stratton
Steven Van Tiflin

Kentucky (Citrus Bowl, Jan. 1)
George Asafo-Adjei
Dorian Baker
Blake Best
David Bouvier
Miles Butler
C.J. Conrad
Tymere Dubose
Mike Edwards
Lonnie Johnson
Adrian Middleton
Bunchy Stallings
Darius West
Tristan Yeomans

LSU (Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 1)
Terrence Alexander
John Battle
Garrett Brumfield
Joe Burrow
David Ducre
Blake Ferguson
Justin Mikush
Foster Moreau
Michael Ostrom
Ed Paris
Turner Simmers
Tiger Scheyd
Cole Tracy
Jacory Washington

Mississippi State (Outback Bowl, Jan. 1)
Stephen Adegoke
Johnathan Abram
Tre Brown
Deion Calhoun
Malik Dear
Nick Fitzgerald
Gerri Green
Grant Harris
Braxton Hoyett
Jesse Jackson
Elgton Jenkins
Jaquarius Landrews
Dontavian Lee
Chris Rayford
Chauncey Rivers
Michael Story
Montez Sweat
Cory Thomas
Evans Wilkerson
Aeris Williams

Missouri (Liberty Bowl, Dec. 31)
Paul Adams
Samson Bailey
Kendall Blanton
Nate Brown
Brandon Lee
Drew Lock
Dominic Nelson
Alex Ofodile
Khalil Oliver
Kevin Pendleton
Tavon Ross
Finis Stribling
Rod Winters

South Carolina (Belk Bowl, Dec. 29)
Bryson Allen-Williams
Ben Asbury
Jacob August
Zack Bailey
Javon Charleston
KC Crosby
Dennis Daley
Javion Duncan
Daniel Fennell
Danny Gordon
Nick Harvey
JT Ibe
Caleb Kinlaw
Steven Montac
Deebo Samuel
Mike Scarnecchia
Donell Stanley
Ty’Son Williams
Malik Young

Texas A&M (Gator Bowl, Dec. 31)
Otaro Alaka
Landry Estes
Austin Frey
Cullen Gillaspia
Kingsley Keke
Erik McCoy
Keaton Sutherland
Donovan Wilson
Trevor Wood

Vanderbilt (Texas Bowl, Dec. 27)
Khari Blasingame
Egidio DellaRipa
Trey Ellis
Jaire George
Alim Muhammad
Bruno Reagan
Kyle Shurmur
Justin Skule
Parker Thome
Louis Vecchio
LaDarius Wiley