Georgia transfer Brock Vandagriff will be at Fan Fest Jan. 20.
Kentucky fans will have a great chance to interact with numerous UK student-athletes at the second annual Fan Fest Jan. 20 at the Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington.
The event is sponsored by The 15 Club, an NIL program for Kentucky student-athletes. Last year’s event was a huge hit for both athletes and fans and the one Jan. 20 will have almost double the venue space as last year.
Over 40 Kentucky student-athletes are expected to participate in the NIL fundraiser that will start at 1 p.m. and continue until the start of the Kentucky-Georgia men’s basketball game at Rupp Arena at 6 p.m.
Kentucky football players scheduled to attend include star receivers Barion Brown and Dane Key, all-SEC cornerback Maxwell Hairston, linebacker J.J. Weaver and All-American defensive lineman Deone Walker.
All five should be extremely popular with UK fans but those The 15 Club Fan Fest will be the first to get to meet players UK just added from the transfer portal — quarterback Brock Vandagriff, running back Chip Trayanum, linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson and receiver Ja’Mori Maclin.
They will not be the only players at Fan Fest that attendees will be able to meet and get autographs and photos from.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children. They can be purchased online at kentucky15.com or at the door on Jan. 20.
“This event has become a must-see event for Wildcat Fans to interact and meet some of Kentucky’s Biggest Stars. Thanks in part to our corporate sponsors, we have doubled the square footage making this event the biggest one yet,” said Ryan Miller, CEO of Athlete Advantage which powers The 15 Club.
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Miller will join myself and Anthony White on WLAP Sunday Morning Sports Talk this Sunday at 10:35 a.m. to discuss Fan Fest.
