Randy Sanders, former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tennessee, has been named an assistant coach at Kentucky and will work with the Wildcat quarterbacks, Coach Rich Brooks announced Monday.

?We?re fortunate that we are able to get a coach with as much experience with quarterbacks ? as well as an offensive coordinator ? in the Southeastern Conference to join our staff,? Brooks said.

?Randy is much like (current UK offensive line coach) Jimmy Heggins, who spent most of his career at one institution before coming to Kentucky. Jimmy has done such a great job for us and I?m sure Randy will help us in the same way.?

Sanders spent 22 seasons as a player and coach at the University of Tennessee, including the last seven as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He was named offensive coordinator after the 1998 regular season when David Cutcliffe became head coach at Ole Miss. Sanders? first game as offensive coordinator was the 1999 Fiesta Bowl when the Volunteers defeated Florida State for the national championship.

A native of Morristown, Tenn., Sanders was a quarterback on the Tennessee football team from 1984-88. He earned four varsity letters and was a four-year member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. He remained with the team as a volunteer assistant coach, helping coach the quarterbacks, in 1989-90 under Coach Johnny Majors.

Sanders was promoted to full-time assistant coach in 1991, working with the wide receivers in 1991-92. New head coach Phillip Fulmer named him running backs coach and recruiting coordinator in 1993. Sanders stayed in those roles, recruiting the players that took Tennessee to the national title, before moving to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following Cutcliffe?s departure.

While Sanders was on the Tennessee coaching staff, the Volunteers had a record of 162-46-2 (.776) and won four SEC championships and six Eastern Division crowns in addition to their national title. The Vols played in 16 bowl games, including four Citrus Bowls, three Fiesta Bowls, three Cotton Bowls, two Peach Bowls, and once each in the Sugar, Orange, Hall of Fame, and Gator bowls.

?I?m very excited to join the University of Kentucky,? Sanders said. ?I?ve always had great respect for Kentucky and their fans and I?ve developed great respect for Coach Brooks with what he?s doing here. I look forward to working with the quarterbacks and having a successful season.?

Sanders and his wife, Cathy, have two daughters, Kelly and Kari.