For those that follow the Kentucky football program, it’s long been known that Rich Brooks does more with less than just about any coach in the country.

On Wednesday, Brooks was finally honored for the amazing rebuilding job he’s done at Kentucky.

CollegeFootballNews.com has named Rich Brooks its Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Wildcats to a school-record fourth straight bowl game.

The fourth might be his best coaching job yet. Despite major personnel injuries, including the temporary losses of starting quarterback Mike Hartline, preseason All-American cornerback Trevard Lindley and leading rusher Derrick Locke, Brooks led UK to a 7-5 record, including historic wins at Auburn and at Georgia.

I’ll have more on the the job Brooks has done in a future story, so check back in the next week on that.

Also, kick returner Derrick Locke was selected as a first-team All-SEC choice. Senior linebacker Micah Johnson was tabbed as one of the “top 30 players regardless of position.”