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Former Penn State QB Will Levis named team captain at Kentucky
By Nick Schultz
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Will Levis spent last season as Sean Clifford’s backup at Penn State.
This year, he’s the starting quarterback at Kentucky — and a captain.
Wildcats coach Mark Stoops announced his team’s eight captains for this season Thursday afternoon, and Levis was on the list in his first season in Lexington.
UK Football announces its captains for 2021 season. They include: Josh Paschal (first 3-time captain at UK), Josh Ali, Yusuf Corker, DeAndre Square, Luke Fortner, Marquan McCall, Will Levis and Chris Rodriguez Jr.
— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) September 2, 2021
In 2020, Levis came off the bench in Clifford’s place in Week 4 and almost led the Nittany Lions to a comeback victory. Then, he started in Week 5 before Clifford stepped back into the starting spot in Week 6. At season’s end, Levis graduated and transferred to Kentucky, where he beat out Beau Allen and Joey Gatewood for the starting job.
Levis played 14 games at Penn State and ranks 10th on the Nittany Lions’ all-time rushing yards list with 473 career rushing yards. He also went 61-for-102 passing for 644 yards and three touchdowns over those two seasons.
Kentucky will take on Louisiana-Monroe to open the season on Sept. 4 at 11 a.m.
Nick Schultz is a columnist and breaking news writer for Saturday Tradition. A 2020 graduate of Loyola Chicago, he covered the Ramblers' 2018 Final Four run from beginning to end and has worked at NBC Sports Chicago. Follow Nick on Twitter @NickSchultz_7.