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McPeek could become 2015 priority for Kentucky

Justin Rowland
CatsIllustrated.com Football Recruiting Analyst

Fairview offensive tackle Cody McPeek has performed exceptionally well on the camp circuit this year and many seem to be wondering whether Kentucky will offer down the road.

That's a question that will have to remain unanswered for now but the 6-foot-3, 317-pound rising junior lineman has noticed an uptick in the amount of attention he is receiving from the Wildcats.

This summer McPeek has attended camps at Duke, Kentucky, Purdue and Charlotte. He has also attended Rivals camp events in Cincinnati and in Texas at the national event. McPeek drew high praise for his performance in Cincinnati, where he matched up and held his own against a lot of top older talent.

"I did very good in Cincinnati," McPeek said. "There were a lot of older guys there and that was a good one for me. Down in Texas I did good too."

Regional analyst Jason Howell ranked McPeek the fifth-best underclassman without offers who attended the Rivals event.

McPeek told Cats Illustrated that the coaches at Purdue and Charlotte seemed especially interested when he visited.

"Kentucky has started to show more interest now but during the camp they didn't. Duke has shown a little bit (of interest)," he said.

The Ashland native did not grow up a Kentucky fan but he also noted that he "never rooted against them," so childhood allegiances shouldn't have too much of an impact on the Cats' chances. So far he has been in contact with offensive coordinator Neal Brown, who runs UK's in-state recruiting efforts, and offensive line coach John Schlarman.

"I love coach Schlarman's offensive line coaching," he said. "I like coach Brown, too. He's pretty laid back."

McPeek received an academic award at the University of Kentucky more than a week ago and that gave him the opportunity to tour the campus. He wants to major in engineering so seeing that aspect of what the school can offer was important.

"That's what I want to do and I think they have a good program. They have all the stuff I want to do there," he said. "Purdue and Charlotte have great (engineering schools). Purdue is number one and Charlotte is top five."

The 2015 prospect told Cats Illustrated that he does not have a favorite and indicated that no schools are standing out.

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