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Carlos Phillips is Proud to Welcome his son Andru Phillips into the UK Football Brotherhood

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Thirty years after he completed his college football career in Lexington, Carlos Phillips’ son committed to play football for Mark Stoops at the University of Kentucky.

Monday night Andru Phillips rolled the dice, becoming the third member of UK’s 2020 recruiting class. After playing high school football in Mauldin, South Carolina, the three-star cornerback decided to return to his home state of Kentucky to play for his father’s alma mater.

In a conversation with KSR, Carlos Phillips said he never pushed his son to choose UK.

“First and foremost, he’s my son. He’s not a football player to me.