According to Scout.com, offensive guard, Zach Myers, committed to the Kentucky Wildcats. Myers is from Miamisburg HS in Miamisburg, Ohio. He is listed at 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds. Zach reportedly landed the offer at the second Blue Lights Camp. His father is Brad Myers, a former Kentucky Wildcat. He also had offers from Toledo, Kent State and Ohio University in addition to the interest he was receiving from others. Zach becomes the tenth known commitment and the first from Ohio.
According to Keith Niebuhr of Rivals.com, Kentucky has offered punter/kicker, Landon Foster, of Independence High School in Franklin (TN). This surprises me for a number of reasons. Offers aren’t always extended to specialists. Different schools have different approaches, but I’m not the biggest fan. UK already has one scholarship wrapped up in kicker, Joe Mansour. I trust the staff, but my thoughts are a little different.
Hey everyone! Sorry my posts haven’t been as frequent as usual. I went to Universal Studios today and let me say, go to Cedar Point. Kentucky is in good shape with a number of cornerbacks: Jonathon Jones, Devontre Parnell and one that gets a little less publicity, Jadarius West.
In case anyone missed it, four Kentucky Wildcats (three if you are ESPN or the NCAA) were drafted into the NBA this past Thursday night. Enes Kanter went off the board first at #3 to the Utah Jazz. Brandon Knight then followed soon after at #8 to Detroit, where he will join former Wildcat, Tayshaun Prince. Two other Cats would come off the board in the 2nd round at picks 45 and 53 to the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic respectively. Congrats to all the former Wildcats former! Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat. So don’t be shy.
I can’t really say a whole lot right now, but FL LB Ey’Shawn McClain said he intends to visit West Virginia, Cincinnati and Kentucky this fall and that will hopefully lead to a decision. West Virginia, the Iowa schools and Rutgers are always formidable opponents in battles for Florida kids, so don’t overlook them.
KY S/LB Jeremy Clark chose to accept a greyshirt offer to the University of Michigan. He camped at UK recently. He told Scout.com that new offers won’t change his decision.
That’s all for now!
Hey everyone, my activity on the blog may slow down a bit over the next week as I am getting away from these allergies and weather to go south to Florida. Have a good day and Go Big Blue!
TN DE Caleb Azubike announced today that he would decide next week between Boston College, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is the presumed leader. So with one defensive end presumably off the board, the Cats extended an offer to another to fill the void. Sheldon Rankins is a 6-foot-3, 260 pound defensive end/tackle out of Eastside HS in Covington, Georgia. Rankin also holds offers from Boston College, Louisville, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Illinois, Stanford and more.
I know there was an article recently where Joker was interviewed about the perception of the UK football program. In that article, he says that he thinks the perception of the program is changing. I agree with him overall. I’m finding that players and coaches are really impressed with the campus and the facilities at Kentucky when they visit. The code of recruiting includes; “If you get the player on campus, you have a chance.” This has been the case particularly in Kentucky’s instance, because recruits were not expecting what they are finding. However, the perception of UK’s program in the south still has a long ways to go before Kentucky will become a common force in recruiting. It is changing for the better, but not rapidly. I still think Kentucky football would benefit greatly from another outstanding recruiter like Tee Martin.
Kentucky received a visit from one highliy recruited junior college offensive lineman this past weekend in the form of offensive guard, Darone Bailey. However, Bailey isn’t the only junior college target that UK has on the offensive line. Donald Hawkins have discussed playing on the same offensive line in college and Kentucky gives them that opportunity. Both have received offers from the Southeastern Conference institution. Nation of Blue caught up with Donald to talk about where Kentucky stands with him. You can read that article HERE.
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