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JUCO lineman could visit UK soon

Justin Rowland
CatsIllustrated.com Football Recruiting Analyst

Four-star junior college defensive lineman Cory Johnson told Cats Illustrated last month that he would like to visit Kentucky before he makes his decision.

The assumption was Johnson would take an official visit to Lexington, as well as official visits to other schools, as a normal part of the recruiting process for a junior college prospect.

That official visit might still happen but Johnson could be at UK much earlier than that.

"I've been talking to their coaches and they want me to visit on July 19," Johnson said of Kentucky. "I'm not sure if I can get there but I'm going to try to. I'm also supposed to be going to something that Miami is going to have going on."

As Johnson said last month his recruitment is "pretty much" between Kentucky and Miami right now, though he said he is "mostly" still open to other schools that could come along.

Kentucky has a commitment from one designated defensive tackle in Adrian Middleton while Matt Elam is still clearly a priority between now and Signing Day. The defensive line is one of the biggest priorities in this class for the Wildcats. The same is true of the defensive tackle spot for Miami. The Hurricanes have recently started to address that problem area, but other commitments aren't likely to have an impact on Johnson. At least for now.

"I check it out every now and again," he said. "Every school is going to be picking up good players. I can't just run away from a team just because of who they picked up. That means I'll have to work harder. But at the end of the day I'm not really too big on anyone because it's kind of even."

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