UK’s Jordan Jones Earns Preseason All-SEC First Team by Southern Pigskin

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Add another preseason honor to the list for junior linebacker Jordan Jones as he was named to the preseason All-Southeastern Conference First Team by Southern Pigskin.

Jones, a native of Youngstown, Ohio, led the SEC and ranked 16th nationally in solo tackles per game last season with 5.7 per game and ranked third in total tackles per game with 8.4. He totaled a team-high 109 tackles and led the Wildcats with 15.5 tackles for loss.  

To see the entire All-SEC team, go here: http://www.southernpigskin.com/sec/.

Season tickets for UK football’s attractive seven-game home slate are on sale now. They are available at UKFootballTix.com for $310 apiece with corresponding K Fund donations attached. Fans are able to use the Kentucky Football Virtual Venue to view and compare available seat locations and see a 360-degree virtual view from the seats inside Commonwealth Stadium. Payment plans will be available for new purchases and renewals.

Public season-ticket packages in Sections 201-203 and 209-211 are $240 apiece. Fans can view a seating chart with the various pricing levels here. Limited quantities of the Kentucky Football Pocket Pass will also return for the 2017 season, which includes a mobile ticket to all seven home games for a discounted price of $205 while supplies last. 

The Wildcats will open the 2017 season with a game at Southern Miss on Sept. 2 and make their home debut on Sept. 9 vs. Eastern Kentucky University.