Kentucky senior defensive standouts Brandin Echols and Phil Hoskins have accepted invitations to play in the 2021 All-Star Hula Bowl Classic Sunday, Jan. 31 in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium, with a kickoff scheduled for 4:30 p.m. HST / 9:30 p.m. EST on the CBS Sports Network.
Echols, of Southaven, Mississippi, transferred to Kentucky in 2019 from Northwest Mississippi Community College and made an immediate impact. In two seasons at Kentucky, he played in 24 career games, starting in 22 straight. He totaled 108 tackles, 11 pass breakups, 4.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and an interception, helping the Wildcats advance and win the Belk Bowl (2019) and the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (2020).