Kentucky quarterback Stephen Johnson has been named the Gridiron Now SEC Player of the Week.
1. Kentucky QB Stephen Johnson
The skinny: The other quarterback in the Kentucky-Louisville game was Heisman frontrunner Lamar Jackson – and Johnson outplayed him as UK pulled a massive upset and likely knocked Louisville out of a New Year’s Six bowl. Johnson, a JC transfer who became the starter in September when Drew Barker was lost for the season with a back injury, threw for a career-high 338 yards and three TDs and led UK in rushing with 83 yards. Kentucky finished with 581 yards of offense – almost double what Louisville had been allowing per game (292.