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Kentucky in the mix for 2014 athlete Truitt

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Kentucky is emerging as a very real option for Monroe (Ga.) athlete Stanton Truitt, one of the top prospects in the state of Georgia.

Long believed to be a Tennessee lean, Truitt has gone out of his way recently to make it known that he's still very much open to many of the schools that are still recruiting him.

He singled out Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, acknowledging those are schools of interest without using the word favorites. He also listed Florida, North Carolina, NC State and West Virginia as other schools still under consideration.

Truitt said he's talking to Bradley Dale Peveto from the UK staff "every week," and he's also hearing from Drew Barker, Kentucky's quarterback commitment.

"My recruiter is Coach Peveto and he is really cool," Truitt said. "He understands the game very well and has coached at many top schools.

"(He's told Truitt that) they are trying to build something special at UK and everyone wants the same thing. The team, the fans, the coaches (want the same thing) and they are going after the best guys. They really like me."

The nation's top-ranked all-purpose back, UK commit Stanley Williams, is a Georgia native that has also been talking to Truitt. But Barker is the UK pledge that's been working him the hardest.

The 5-foot-9, 177-pound prospect is ranked the No. 29 athlete in the nation and said Kentucky is willing to give him a shot on either side of the ball. However, he said the Wildcats seem to be leaning more towards receiver.

Truitt might not wait much longer before he makes his decision.

"Summer time," he said when asked of a time table. "Maybe right around the beginning of the season."

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