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RyanPhillippi

  • height 5-11
  • Weight 178
  • class Sophomore
  • High school Henry Clay
BIO

Reserve quarterback … His highlight of the spring came in a scrimmage when he threw a 37-yard pass, followed by a 38-yard touchdown toss … Came out for the team in the spring of `09 … His background with a pass-oriented offense in high school helped him make the adjustment to college … Has good pocket presence and throwing ability … Third-generation Wildcat as his grandfather, Chuck, was a Kentuckyquarterback in the 1950s and his father, Kent, was a UK QB in the 1970s.

2010 (Redshirt Freshman): Continued to practice with the team.

2009 (Freshman): Redshirted.

2008 (Freshman): Enrolled at UK as a part-time student, which did not start his eligibility clock.

High School: Four-year letterman started two years at quarterback, leading Henry Clay High School to district and regional championships in both seasons … Completed 343 of 522 pass attempts to finish his high school career with the second-highest completion percentage in state history of 66 percent … Those completions totaled 5,054 yards … Threw 56 touchdown passes against only nine interceptions over his career … Also a scoring threat on the ground from the quarterback position … Totaled 1,531 yards on 286 carries while scoring 23 touchdowns … Honorable-mention all-state as a senior … Named to the all-district and all-city teams in his final two seasons … Named District Player of the Year as a senior … In one game against Boyle County, gained 479 offensive yards, scoring three touchdowns on the ground while completing two more through the air — one of which was a game-winning pass to current Wildcat teammate Aaron Boyd with 10 seconds remaining … Coached by Sam Simpson … Two-year letterman in basketball.

Personal: Born in Lexington … Name is pronounced “fill-LIP-ee” … Son of Kent and Vicki Phillippi … Third-generation Wildcat on the gridiron, grandfather Chuck was under center for UK in the 1950s; father Kent played quarterback in the late 1970s … Uncle Scott Phillippi was a quarterback and punter for Stanford in the mid-1980s … Major is business administration.

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