ClintRuth

A two-year starter as the Wildcats’ kickoff man … Would like to add field goal and extra point duties … Gets the ball up quickly and has good trajectory … Has played in 21 games.

2002 (Sophomore): Handled kickoffs the last 11 games of the season … Kicked off 60 times, 12 of which were touchbacks … Also kicked extra points against Texas-El Paso and connected on all six attempts.

2001 (Sophomore): Redshirted.

2000 (Freshman): True freshman kicked off 31 times, with 23 returned, three out of bounds, three touchbacks, and two onsides … Earned his first varsity letter.

High School: First-team all-state kicker by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association as a senior at White House (Tenn.) HS … Also chosen to the All-Mid-State Team by the Nashville Tennessean and was the Special Teams Player of the Year in his region … Handled kickoffs for three years and took over the field goal, extra point, and punting duties as a senior, following the graduation of another all-state kicker … Put 87 of 186 kickoffs into the end zone during his career, including 47 of 59 as a senior … Made eight of 13 field goals as a senior, 33 of 39 extra points, and punted for a 36-yard average … Of his five field goal misses, four came on attempts of more than 40 yards … Made his only field goal attempt as a junior, a career-best 51-yarder in the semifinals of the state playoffs … Also made two extra point tries that year … Helped his team advance to the Class AAA state playoffs all three years, including a state championship his sophomore year and a trip to the state semifinals as a junior … Team compiled a three-year record of 36-5 … Came in second place in a kicking competition in the Georgia Dome at the 1999 Florida-Georgia All-Star Game … Coached by Jeff Porter … Four-year letterman in soccer, including three years as a starter … Played forward and midfield and has earned all-district, all-region, and all-state tournament honors … Has helped his team go to the state tournament two years … Honor roll student who plans a major in computer science at UK … Has been a member of several school organizations, including the Mock Trial Team … Received recruiting interest from several universities and had planned to walk on at Tennessee before signing with the Wildcats.

Personal: Full name is Bryce Clinton Ruth III … Born 7-23-82 in Hendersonville, Tenn. … Son of Bryce and Martha Ruth and Ben and Mitzie Cotton … Major is decision science and information systems.

The Cats’ Cause: Participated in service events at Jessie Clark Middle School (2001), the UK Children’s Hospital and “Mountain of Love” children’s Christmas gift program (2002), and fundraisers for the Family Care Center and Relay for Life (2003).

Ruth Career Statistics

Year  Position  G Kickoffs Touchbacks Field Goals Extra Points Total Points2000  Kicker   10    31        3          0-0         0-0          02002  Kicker   11    60       12          0-0         6-6          6Totals       21    91       15          0-0         6-6          6