The preseason nominations keep rolling in for Mark Stoops’ Wildcats and now Landon Young is among the UK players receiving national love ahead of fall camp.
Young is a nominee for the Wuerffel Trophy, awarded each year to a college football player who makes major contributions off the field. Considered the premier award for community service, the Wuerffel Trophy combines exemplary work in the community with achievements in academics and athletics. Former UK linebacker Courtney Love won the award in 2017.
Read Young’s list of good work from UK’s press release:
· Visited a local nursing home for a pre-Super Bowl party to give joy to the residents
· Guest speaker at local churches and elementary schools on seven different occasions, talking about life lessons, fighting through adversities, faith and football
· Volunteered at Habitat for Humanity
· Helped decorate Lexington’s Hope Center – a recovery program for women, with Christmas decorations
· Volunteered with Lexington Christian Church to do yard work for members not physically able to take care of their yard
· As an animal science major, has volunteered his time for eight straight years at a veterinary clinic in Cynthiana, Kentucky
· Participated in a one-week service trip to the Ethiopia in May where he helped delivered essential nutrition, supplies, hope and love to families living in Korah, a slum made up of all the trash accumulated in Addis Ababa … Visited an orphanage with approximately 80 children and took teenagers from Korah to play arcade games and see the Avengers movie.