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Marques Cox made 33 straight starts at Northern Illinois before an injury in a loss at Kentucky last year ended his streak. But he still has over 2,000 snaps at left tackles and gave up just three sacks in 1,052 pass plays at Northern Illinois.
Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen said the 6-6, 310-pound Cox earned immediate respect from UK teammates with his actions after his transfer to UK in January.
“He walks into the building with a big smile on his face. He is high-fiving and talking to everybody. You want people like that. That attitude is infectious,” Coen said. “And by the way, he’s a house.
“He’s a great kid and a big, big kid. We could not be more thrilled to have him part of the program and think he’s going to do some great things for our offense.”
