Morgan Newton Wins SEC Freshman of the Week Award

Kentucky Freshman QB Morgan Newton won the SEC Freshman of the Week award for going 20-29 with 187 yards and 2 TDs vs Eastern Kentucky. Newton also lead the team to 444 yards of offense despite not having Randall Cobb and Derrick Locke who combine for the vast majority of UK's offense. UK Linebacker Sam Maxwell earned honors as one of the “Other Outstanding Performances” for his three tackles and an interception. It will be interesting to see who gets the nod as starting QB Saturday if Mike Hartline his healthy enough to play or if Newton can continue to hold down the starting role and not put the "Morgan Newton Era" of UK Football on hold.