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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The honorees for the 2026 All-Commonwealth Team have been announced and five members of the University of Pikeville football team are on it.
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The team, which is comprised of representatives of 17 colleges and university football programs across the Commonwealth, is presented by the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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The Kentucky Collegiate All Commonwealth Team is a pre-season recognition award for football players attending a Kentucky college or university. The Kentucky Collegiate All Commonwealth Team represents the best college football players that the state of Kentucky.
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The Bears on the team are
Connor Goodman,
Chuck Moore,
Landon Rowe,
Dige Savage and
Grant Scott.
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The players selected lead their teammates in the classroom and on the field. Players that exhibit these unique leadership skills were nominated by their university or college to be recognized as a member of the Kentucky All-Commonwealth Team. The Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame is proud to add these players to this illustrious group.
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Goodman is a 5-10, 174-pound wide receiver from Grayson who is the UPike winner of the Blanton Collier Award. Collier was football coach at the University of Kentucky from 1954-61 and then coached the Cleveland Browns from 1963-70, leading the Browns to the 1964 NFL championship.
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He is joined on the team by:
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- Moore, a 5-9, 199-pound senior linebacker from Huntsville, Ala.
- Rowe, a 6-1, 282-pound senior lineman from Pikeville
- Savage, a 6-1, 181-pound senior safety from Henderson, Nev., and,
- Scott, a 6-4, 242-pound senior tight end from Pikeville
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A ceremony honoring the 2026 Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, at the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center, 141 E. Main St., Lexington. Each player will receive a Collegiate All-Commonwealth Team championship ring during the ceremony.
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