Following his record-breaking performance in the Belk Bowl, Lynn Bowden Jr. has been named to ESPN’s 2019-20 College Football All-Bowl Team.
Bowden, who finished with 233 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 34 rushing attempts to go with 73 yards and a touchdown through the air in an MVP effort, was named to the All-Bowl Team as an All-Purpose selection.
ESPN highlighted Bowden shattering Johnny Manziel’s bowl game record for rushing yards by a quarterback as a key reason for the honor.
AP: Lynn Bowden Jr., Kentucky: The receiver-turned-quarterback and Hornung Award winner broke Johnny Manziel’s bowl game record for quarterback rushing yards, with 233, and threw the winning touchdown pass to lift the Wildcats over Virginia Tech in the Belk Bowl.