Time to Start Reporting

It’s June and school is out!  Now it’s time for freshmen to start reporting to college and prepare for college life as a student athlete.  By reporting early it allows them to start taking classes and settle into a routine.  These playerswill start working out together and learn from the upperclassmen.  As far as UK is concerned, we should start hearing some “work out” reports.  The Cats have several freshman who could make some noise this summer and earn some playing time this fall. 

Also, fans will learn which players are not going to make for academic reasons.  In most cases, these are players who will end up attending prep school or attend a Junior college.  The names I continue to hear as questionable are Mychal Bailey, Donte Rumph, Tim McAdoo, Tim Patterson and Farrington Huguegin.  If they show up next week, it should put all rumors to rest.  In some cases, the team may not have room and a player may have to greyshirt and enroll in January.  It’s possible this could happen to Max Smith and the newest UK signee Jewell Ratliff.  The Cats are tight on scholarships, therefore they may have to wait.  However, if a spot opens up one of the players could end up on campus early. 

The big news of the day was the announcement of the UK vs. UofL game which has been picked up by ABC for a 3:30pm start.  For a game that typically doesn’t get picked up until two weeks prior, ABC had decided to pick up the Governor’s Cup.  If you need more UK football updates, check out my blog (Aaron’s UK Football Blog).