Mark Stoops Named Honorary Head Coach of Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

The Kentucky Wildcats have become regulars on the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team roster throughout Mark Stoops’ tenure. Now the head coach is being honored for his work in the Central Kentucky community.

On Monday Mark Stoops was named honorary head coach of the 2022 Good Works Team for his work with the Kentucky Children’s Hospital (KCH). Six of Stoops’ players have made the team, including current offensive lineman Kenneth Horsey.

“It is an honor to be the honorary coach of the Good Works Team. I’ve always just tried to do my part, put my head down and go to work. There’s enough to do to keep me extremely busy, but I also like giving back. I’ve attached myself to the UK Children’s Hospital really since day one,” Stoops said Monday. “It’s an honor for us to be a part of that and to help in any way we can.”

His annual “Coaches for the Kids” fundraiser, initially started by Rich Brooks, has raised over $2 million for the KCH since 2013. In March Stoops and the Coaches for Kids foundation announced $1.15 million to the KCH to fund three different projects.

• Zero Suicide Academy is a training program for providers and staff to effectively identify individuals with suicide risk through screenings for patients at every visit. Training has begun for all KCH clinical and non-clinical staff.
• LOCUS home monitoring technology for medically complex infants. This system is a bridge to health for infants discharged home between surgeries and at high risk for mortality.  For families that may not have access to medical facilities in their home county, LOCUS provides them with a safe, accurate and user-friendly technology to monitor their children at home between visits, drastically reducing fatalities among these patients.
• In combination with generous gifts from other donors, the CFTK Foundation will support the purchase and operation of a mobile clinic to serve pediatric patients in rural areas of Kentucky. The mobile will have the capacity to see up to 1,100 patients per year in pediatric cardiology, hemophilia/blood disorders, high BMI and adolescent mental health. The unit can also serve as a primary pediatric service with the ability to complete routine well visits and sports and school physicals.

The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team was established in 1992 by the College Football Association, recognizing the extra efforts made by college football players and student support staff off the field. The AFCA became the governing body of the award in 1997 and continues to honor college football players who go the extra mile for those in need.