Nearly 200 SEC players to wear graduation patch
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Dec. 22, 2023) --- A total of 190 Southeastern Conference football student-athletes are eligible to wear the SEC Graduation Patch in postseason bowl games, signifying that they have earned their college degrees.
The SEC introduced the patch for student-athletes in all sports who have already earned their degree, but have not exhausted their eligibility. The SEC logo patch on their uniforms is replaced with a special patch with the word "Graduate" underneath the conference logo. The patch is similar in design for all conference schools, but it is school-specific in color.
The 190 football student-athletes from the nine SEC schools that have qualified for postseason play will be participating in bowl games beginning December 27 with Texas A&M's appearance in the TaxAct Texas Bowl.
Following is a complete list of SEC football student-athletes who are slated to wear the patch in postseason bowl games:
| Bowl Team | Student-Athletes |
|---|---|
| Texas A&M TaxAct Texas Bowl, Dec. 27 |
David Bailey, Jr. Israel Benjamin Nik Constantinou Earnest Crownover Jurriente Davis Josh DeBerry Fadil Diggs Finn Dirstine Derek Ferraro Jerry Johnson III Sam Matthews Micaiah Overton Isaiah Raikes Demani Richardson Layden Robinson Chris Russell Jr. John Sabra Ainias Smith Will Smoot Garrett Townsend Kason Tullos Max Wright Blair Zepeda Alex Zettler |
| Kentucky TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Dec. 29 |
Brenden Bates Isaiah Beasley Michael Bernard Tanner Bowles Jase Bruner Eli Cox Marques Cox Ray Davis Justice Dingle Ron Gaines Kenneth Horsey D'Eryk Jackson Ramon Jefferson Devin Leary Clay Perry Dru Phillips Chance Poore Alex Raynor Tayvion Robinson Jack Varga J.J. Weaver |
| Missouri Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Dec. 29 |
Chad Bailey Devyn Butler Joseph Charleston Brady Cook Mookie Cooper Xavier Delgado Trey Flint Javon Foster Realus George Jr. Chuck Hicks Peanut Houston Jay Jernigan Cam'Ron Johnson Marcellus Johnson Joshua Landry Harrison Mevis Joe Moore III Nathanial Peat Bence Polgar Darius Robinson Cody Schrader Andrew Serrano Tyler Stephens Ben Straatmann Theo Wease Jr. Kristian Williams Riley Williams |
| Ole Miss Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Dec. 30 |
Eli Acker Daijahn Anthony Ashanti Cistrunk Victor Curne Caden Davis DeShawn Gaddie Jamond Gordon Jeremy James Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste Jalen Knox Jared Lawrence Fraser Masin Monty Montgomery Caden Prieskorn Isaac Ukwu Zamari Walton Caleb Warren Stephon Wynn Teja Young |
| Auburn TransPerfect Music City Bowl, Dec. 30 |
Eugene Asante Jackson Billings Hayden Brice Gunner Britton Luke Deal Brandon Frazier Shane Hooks Marcus Harris Reed Hughes Jalil Irvin Lawrence Johnson Tate Johnson Avery Jones Nick Mardner Trent Mason Elijah McAllister Mosiah Nasili‐Kite Larry Nixon III Nehemiah Pritchett Zion Puckett Jacob Quattlebaum Griffin Speaks Kam Stutts Payton Thorne Garrison Walker Kassidy Woods |
| Georgia Capital One Orange Bowl, Dec. 30 |
Warren Brinson Sevaugh Clark Graham Collins Joseph Daniels Dan Jackson Collin Lark Charles Lindberg Zion Logue Ladd McConkey Micah Morris William Mote Kendall Milton Drew Sheehan Tykee Smith Xavier Truss Tramel Walthour Jared Zirkel |
| LSU ReliaQuest Bowl, Jan. 1 |
Jay Bramblett Noah Cain Jonathan Ferguson Mason Lunsford Ovie Oghoufo Andre Sam Paris Shand Omar Speights Charles Turner Josh Williams |
| Tennessee Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, Jan. 1 |
Aaron Beasley Michael Bittner Charles Campbell John Campbell, Jr. McCallan Castles Jeremiah Crawford Dayne Davis Kurott Garland Isaac Green Kamal Hadden Roman Harrison Gabe Jeudy‐Lally Ramel Keyton Jackson Lampley Ollie Lane Austin Lewis Jaylen McCollough Joe Milton III Keenan Pili Matthew Salansky Hunter Salmon Elijah Simmons Javontez Spraggins Jacob Warren |
| Alabama CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Pres. by Prudential, Jan. 1 |
Chris Braswell James Brockermeyer James Burnip Darrian Dalcourt Justin Eboigbe Terrence Ferguson II Kyle Flood Jr. Kneeland Hibbett Jaylen Key Jah-Marien Latham Trezmen Marshall Jase McClellan Kool-Aid McKinstry Seth McLaughlin Jalen Milroe Malachi Moore Will Reichard Tim Smith Kristian Story Adam Thorsland Bennett Whisenhunt Roydell Williams |