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EvanMcKissack
- title Graduate Assistant / Offense
- Currently in his third season at Kentucky, working closely with Coach John Schlarman and the offensive line
- Earned a degree in math education from Troy University in 2014, graduating magna cum laude
- Played center at Troy (2010-13) under current offensive line coach John Schlarman
- Earned second-team All-Sun Belt honors in 2013 after helping lead Troy to a top-10 national ranking in total offense
- Member of the 2010 Sun Belt Conference Championship team who advanced to the New Orleans Bowl and defeated Ohio, 48-21
- Currently working on a master’s degree in sport leadership from UK
- Native of Birmingham, Ala.
- Played four seasons at Hoover High School, helping the Buccaneers to three straight Alabama 6A State Championship Game appearances
- Starting center as a junior and senior
- Honorable mention all-state
- First team all-area, all-metro and all-region
- Member of the wrestling team and participated in track and field in discus and shot put
- Won a wrestling state championship
- Son of Jill and Steven McKissack
- Dad, Steven, played football at West Point