Will Levis and Jacquez Jones will decide football futures after bowl game

Don’t expect final decisions on the football futures of Will Levis and Jacquez Jones for at least a month. As the team waits to hear its bowl destination and prepares for one final game this season, future plans will be put on hold until then.

“I’ll wait till after the bowl.”

During an appearance on Mark Stoops’ weekly call-in radio show, Jones said his final decision will come after Kentucky’s bowl game.

“I’m still thinking about it,” Jones said. “I feel like I’m gonna make my decision after the bowl game. I’ll wait till after the bowl.”

Levis agreed, adding that he’ll be using these next few weeks to weigh his options and come up with “realistic expectations” regarding his future. Once he’s ready, a decision will be made public.

“When the time comes, I’ll make it official.”

“Same with me. I haven’t really had any time to even think about that throughout the season,” Levis said Tuesday. “Now that we have these few weeks between now and the bowl game, it’s a time for me to kind of finally think about what my actual options are and what the realistic expectations are one way or the other.

“I’m going to take this time to figure it out, weigh the pros and cons. When the time comes, I’ll make it official and public.”

Jones racked up 86 total tackles (40 solo) to go with four pass breakups, 3.5 tackles for loss, three QB hits, 0.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one interception in 12 games this season. He transferred to Kentucky in June after spending his first three years at Ole Miss.

As for Levis, he finished the regular season with 2,593 yards, 23 touchdowns and 12 interceptions to go with 387 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on the ground. He transferred to Kentucky in February after spending his first three years at Penn State.