Lewis, a 6-foot-4, 204-pounder, made two one-handed, highlight reel catches during Troy’s 42-13 loss at Kansas State this past Saturday.
JON JOHNSON The relationship between Troy football coach Jon Sumrall and Kentucky transfer Chris Lewis began when the new Troy receiver was a sophomore at Pleasant Grove High School in north Alabama.
“And I was like, ‘Wow. Who is this tall, lanky kid that is calling this other guy out that’s a good player that’s a linebacker?’ So I wasn’t really there to evaluate Chris, initially, and he stood out – great length, good work ethic, great kid, very smart, good ball skills – and so got him to come to the University of Kentucky at the time. He had Notre Dame, Texas A&M and a lot of offers.”“I really didn’t have any offers … the only offer I had at the time was Liberty,” Lewis said.
When he entered the transfer portal in December, Lewis wasn’t surprised to hear from Sumrall at Troy. The first actually came after Lewis made a mistake on his route as he went high in the air to snag a pass to convert a 3rd-and-10.