Daviess County’s Luke Floyd is set to continue his football career into college after signing with Georgetown College. His overall record with the Panthers was 27-18, and he helped the team reach state in 2021 and 2022.
Floyd has shown versatility in his four years with the Panthers as he has played at quarterback, wide receiver and linebacker. In his final season he recorded 549 total passing yards, 5 TD passes, had the second-most rushing yards with 380 along with 1 rushing TD and had 183 receiving yards along with 4 TD receptions. On defense, Floyd had the second-most tackles on the team with 120, had 9 tackles for loss, led the team in interceptions with 4, had 3 sacks and forced 2 fumbles.
Floyd achieved lots of success with Daviess County over the years as he was selected to play in the FBU Freshman All-American Bowl his freshman year, advanced to state his sophomore and junior years, and he was named as a finalist for OT Defensive Player of the Year. Having the opportunity to continue playing football at the collegiate level means the world to Floyd, he said.
“Having the opportunity to play means the world to me,” he said. “Not just because I get to keep playing the sport of love, but I think football sets you up for success. Playing the sport gives you so many life lessons, while having a routine with motivated people around you all the time.”
Floyd said he wasn’t just drawn to Georgetown’s great academics, but their consistently successful football program as well. The Georgetown Tigers are 3-time NAIA national champions and 20-time conference champions. With a program such as this, Floyd knows he will have to put in the hard work off the field leading up to his debut season if he wants to compete for playing time.
“With it being a winning program, I know it’s going to be competitive to get time on the field so working on this offseason is huge for me,” he said. “Going to the gym every day, not just lifting but running and working on getting my feet quicker. The goal is obviously to be in the best shape possible by the time the season rolls around so I’m just focused on staying consistent every day to get better.”
As for academics, Floyd is undecided on what he wants to study, but he is interested in pursuing business and finances. Georgetown, KY is just a few hours away from Owensboro, and Floyd is happy to go out on his own for college to experience life outside of Owensboro, he said. Attending Georgetown will allow him to be closer to his brother who attends UK.
“Going away for college was important to me, there is obviously a lot more in life then Owensboro, so I knew getting away for college and experiencing new things was something I wanted to do,” he said.” With Georgetown being close to Lexington there are endless opportunities, and my brother being at UK this gives me the opportunity to be closer to him again.”
With his final high school football season already in the books, Floyd reflected on what he considers some of the most memorable experiences in his life with the Panthers.
“I can’t speak for the future but my time in high school will be some of the most memorable experiences in my life,” he said. “There is nothing like going into a stadium and no one believing in you, but you come out with your head down and show everyone what you can do. Silencing a crowd is just as exciting as making the home crowd go crazy. I’ll miss my coaches, teammates, and being at practice every day grinding with my guys. In the moment, practicing in the heat or cold is miserable, but you don’t realize how fun those times are until they are gone. I’ll forever cherish DC Football and the memories I have made at Reid stadium.”
