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Meadows looks to pave way for Horton at UK

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Kyle Meadows has a lot to look forward to these days. Not only is the former West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West lineman preparing to enroll at Kentucky, but he now knows he will be reunited with a former teammate.

Meadows was UK's top offensive line commit from the Class of 2013 and he has stayed in contact with Vince Marrow and John Schlarman since signing his letter of intent with the Wildcats on National Signing Day.

Marrow was his primary recruiter but he will get to know Schlarman more and more.

"Coach Schlarman is basically like my position coach now," he said. "He does the same stuff. He teaches the same techniques."

He attended the spring game and enjoyed the atmosphere even if we wasn't blown away like some were.

"I was expecting it," he said. "It was crazy how many showed up. It makes you think how many will show up for a home game if they did that for the spring game."

Meadows was excited when he heard Mikel Horton had decided to commit to Kentucky as well. The two have formed a friendship at Lakota West and Meadows is anxious to pave holes for him at the college level.

"We're practically brothers. I look after him and he looks after me," Meadows said. "He kept asking me about the recruiting process if he was nervous about anything. I would just tell him to do what's best for you. Do what you need. I'm happy he's committed. Now he's trying to recruit some guys in his class."

Meadows, more than most, knows what kind of player Kentucky is getting in Horton and he can't seem to praise him enough.

"He's practically bigger than a fullback. He's the true definition of a running back with his size and speed," Meadows said. "He can just power his way through anything. He's not too small in height or stature. He's the full package."

Meadows graduates from Lakota West on June 1 and he said everything is squared away academically. He plans to major in etymology or mechanical engineering.

The former three-star prospect said he is close to 300 pounds, which is about where the coaches told him they would like him to be.

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