[Strikeout King]

Regie Meat is a Kentucky Wildcat.

[Strikeout King]

J.Rowland ‏@RowlandRIVALS Heard a lot of good things this morning about 2014 corner De'Eric Culver from Tallahassee (FL) Godby. #OleMiss #MissSt offers.





J.Rowland ‏@RowlandRIVALS
Spoke with #UK commit DeAngelo Yancey last night. Said he got the scores he needed and is good to go. #Cats want him, to my knowledge.

[The Blue Blur]

Regie Meat is a Kentucky Wildcat.

While Meant is a 2 star, & the lowest rated recruit UK has scored. I like this pick up. He had offers from Iowa St., Kansas St., UCONN, & UCF. His size, strength, speed, & versatility is what sets him apart from the pack. At 6'5" 270 lbs. he can play end or tackle. With 4.7 speed in the 40, end & outside containment would not be an issue for Meants. He's the type of kid, that can come in get redshirted & help develop along for a year before throwing him to the wolves of the SEC. I can see him as a situation player tackle in 4 front & end in a 3 front. All schools get players for their potential & use them as projects. Some come out to be diamonds in the rough & others are a work in progress. Welcome to the BBN Mr. Meants.

[The Blue Blur]

Jojo Kemp now saying, he's visiting Tennessee. Per his twitter.

[Spirit100]

Jojo Kemp now saying, he's visiting Tennessee. Per his twitter.

Wonder if the massillon qb will be visiting UT?

[The Blue Blur]

Wonder if the massillon qb will be visiting UT?

Not seen any info although Rivals still reports he has an offer from the Vols.

In other news with recruits involving the Vols, Justin Rowland is reporting some possible good news for the Cats on 4 Star WR Shelton Gibson, whom is visiting the Vols this weekend. We'll rely on LeeCoUKFan to pass that article on later. We do appreciate you greatly for sharing these articles with us.

In other interesting news, Kyle Meadows has mentioned he may see some time at tight end. Well alrighty, then.

WR Christian Cumberlander had the opportunity to speak with UK's new WR coach Tommy Mainord, & is visiting San Diego State this weekend but may visit UK on 01/25/13. He also holds offers from Cincinnati, Colorado State, Duke, Penn State, & Washington. He's currently attending a Prep School in North Carolina

Maurice Swain 3 Star OL, & UK recruit announced he would not let his intentions known until National Signing Day.

UK is set to offer some 2014 recruits:

OLB Kyle Berger
LB Dante Booker
QB DeShone Kizer

[The Blue Blur]

Just heard Marquez White, has changed his visit to 01/25/13 instead of 1/18/13. He's also visiting Alabama on 02/02/13.

Stoops visiting Blake McClain in home tomorrow, I'd imagine he'll be stopping by the Woulard home as well.

Boaz Joseph tweeted out that he wanted to thank the BBN for the love.

[M'boroYellowJacket]

Kentucky is now ranked #44 by Rivals in the team Recruiting class 2013 rankings.

But they are tied with 3 other schools for #44 - Washington State, Oregon State, and Houston.

[redhound93]

Kentucky is now ranked #44 by Rivals in the team Recruiting class 2013 rankings.

But they are tied with 3 other schools for #44 - Washington State, Oregon State, and Houston.

Keep climbing the ladder.:Thumbs:

[The Blue Blur]

Kentucky is now ranked #44 by Rivals in the team Recruiting class 2013 rankings. But they are tied with 3 other schools for #44 - Washington State, Oregon State, and Houston.

UK actually ended the day at 45th tied with Washington State & Oregon State. Houston jumped to 40th & Indiana came in at 44th. With a relatively slow day on the recruiting front, I decided to do some research to see how this class is stacking up with previous classes. As someone mentioned earlier in the thread, Rivals only dates class rankings back to 2002. That gives us Guy Morriss' last year, all 7 of Rich Brooks years, & all 3 of Joker's classes. I took only the top 3 classes which were all of Papa Brooks'. In 2004, Brooks' first full class, 2006, & 2009 Brooks' last class. I included some notable guys from each class, ones who played, ones who were expected to play, ones who transferred after showing promise & ones who just didn't meet their expectations.

2004 came in #52 with One ****, Nine ***, 16 **, & One No Star-Most Productive

Micah Jones 4 Star OT Mayfield-Chose UK over Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisville, Michigan & Tennessee. Became a consistent starter on the offensive line. Good collegiate career.
Rafael Little 3 Star RB Anderson, SC-Chose UK over Clemson, Georgia, South Carolina, & Tennessee. Became feature back in Wildcats’ offense & had a good collegiate career.
Joe Joe Brown 3 Star QB Cordele, GA-Chose UK over Maryland, Middle Tennessee State, NC State, South Carolina, & Wake Forest. Never played at UK.
Lonnell Dewalt 3 Star WR Warren Central-Chose UK over Indiana, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, WVU, & WKU. Had a good short lived career at UK.
Marcus McClinton 3 Star S Fort Campbell-Chose UK over Illinois, Indiana, Louisville, & Michigan State. Had a good collegiate career.
Wesley Woodard 3 Star S LaGrange, GA-Chose UK over Arkansas. Transitioned to LB & had a great collegiate career & still a captain with the Denver Broncos.
Tony Dixon 2 Star RB Parrish, AL-Chose UK over Memphis, Mississippi State, Southern Miss & UAB. Had a good collegiate career behind Little as a backup & third down back.
Aaron Miller 2 Star OT East Carter-Chose UK over Baylor, Cincinnati, Louisville, & Wake Forest. Had a good one year career at UK.
Jason Leger 2 Star DT Rockcastle Co.-Chose UK over EKU & WKU. Transitioned to OL. Went on to have a good collegiate career at OG.
Myron Pryor 2 Star DT Eastern-Chose UK over Cincinnati, EKU, Indiana, & WKU. Went on to have a great collegiate career & is playing for the Patriots.
Johnny Williams 2 Star OLB Neptune, FL-Chose UK over Bowling Green, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, & USF. Went on to become a decent linebacker & starter.
Trevard Lindley 2 Star CB Hiram, GA-Chose UK over Cincinnati, Illinois, UNC, & Southern Miss. Became a stalwart in the UK secondary. Great collegiate career.
Garry Williams 2 Star OL Seneca-Chose UK over Cincinnati, Indiana, & Louisville. Had a good collegiate career at OT. Starter at OG for the Carolina Panthers.
Shomari Moore 2 Star ATH Camden, NJ-Chose UK over Duke, UNC, Rutgers, & Syracuse. Became a starter at CB & had a good collegiate career
Dickey Lyons Jr. 2 Star WR New Orleans, LA-Son of UK legend Dickey Lyons. Embraced the BBN & become a good slot receiver while at UK.
Mikhail Mabry No Star LB Mililani, HI-Came to UK. Was a career backup & become a decent special teamer.




2006 came in at #36 with Three ****, Ten ***, & 18 **-Most Expections

Micah Johnson 4 Star LB Fort Campbell-Chose UK over Alabama, Georgia, Louisville, Michigan, Notre Dame & Tennessee. Had a good collegiate career.
Demetrius Goode 4 Star RB LaGrange, Ga-Chose UK over Ball State, Ole Miss, & Southern Miss. Did he ever play??
Corey Peters 4 Star DT Central-Chose UK over Auburn, Clemson, Louisville, Marshall, Michigan, Minnesota, & Ohio State. Playing in NFC title game.
Josh Minton 3 Star DE Pulaski Southwestern-Chose UK over Auburn, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, Va Tech, & Wake Forest. Did he ever play??
Moncell Allen 3 Star RB Baton Rouge, LA-Chose UK over Nebraska & UCLA. Had a good collegiate career after moving to FB.
Ashton Cobb 3 Star S Monaca, PA-Chose UK over Akron, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, & Indiana. Became a starter at one point.
Michael Hartline 3 Star QB Canton, OH-Came to UK & became a starter after Randall Cobb was delegated to WR
Will Fidler 3 Star QB Henderson County-Came to UK became a career backup with spot work due to injuries to Hartline & Cobb
Chris Cessna 2 Star OLB North Laurel-Chose UK over EKU, WKU, & Purdue. Injuries caused him to retire
Calvin Harrison 2 Star DB Columbia, SC-Starter at safety later in his collegiate career
Justin Jefferies 2 Star OT St. Xavier-Chose UK over Louisville & became a starter on the offensive line
Ricky Lumpkin 2 Star DL Clarksville, TN-Chose UK over Louisville & Middle Tennessee State. Became a starter at DT.
Paul Warford 2 Star RB Madison Central-Chose UK over EKU & Northwestern. Became a starter at CB.
Lones Seiber 2 Star K Knoxville, TN-Chose UK over Tennessee & Tennessee State. Became a good kicker while at UK
T.C. Drake 2 Star TE Hargrove Miltary Academy-Chose UK over NC State. Came back home from Louisville became starter at TE
Steve Johnson 2 Star JUCO WR Chabot College-Came to UK & became big play Stevie. Now Buffalo Bills #1 WR.




2009 came in at #41 with Three ****, 15 ***, Eight **, & Two No Stars-Most Potential

DeQuin Evans 4 Star JUCO DE L.A. Harbor C.C.-Chose UK over Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas, Kansas State, Nevada, Oregon, & Washington State. Had a solid collegiate career & is on the Bengals practice squad
Chris Matthews 4 Star JUCO WR L.A. Harbor C.C.-Chose UK over Washington, Akron, Marshall, Memphis, & New Mexico. Solid colleigate career & was named offensive CFL rookie of the year this year
Ryan Mossakowski 4 Star QB Frisco, TX-Chose UK over Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Louisville, Nebraska, Oregon & Texas A&M. Could’ve been special but due to injuries & Morgan Newton, Joker ran him off to Northwest Mississippi
Mark Crawford 3 Star JUCO DT Coffeyville C.C.-Chose UK over FIU, Illinois, Kansas, Louisville, North Texas, USF, & UAB. Became a solid starter & decent career.
Morgan Newton 3 Star QB Carmel, IN-Chose UK over Clemson, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Miami (FL), Purdue, & South Carolina. Showed early promise & competed with Hartline. Ran off Mossakowski & ended his disappointing career as an H-back & semi-wildcat QB behind Jalen Whitlow.
Qua Huzzie 3 Star LB LaGrange, GA-Chose UK over Duke, Indiana, Memphis, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, UAB, & Vanderbilt. Had a decent short lived career & showed promise but was an academic casualty transferred to Murray State.
Anthony Kendrick 3 Star TE Katy, TX-Came to UK & has showed some bright spots but been used mostly as a reserve. In line to compete at TE for his senior year in 13’.
Donte’ Rumph 3 Star DL Hargrove Military Academy-Has been in the d-line rotation, & became a starter last year. In line to compete at DT for his senior year in 13’
Donald Russell 3 Star RB Palm Beach, FL-Chose UK over Florida, Georgia, Pitt, Rutgers, USF, Southern Miss, Western Michigan, & Wisconsin. Showed promise & could’ve been special. Power back that Joker ran off in favor of smaller pass catchers. Was at Georgia State last year.
Sam Simpson 3 Star C Henry Clay-Chose UK over Cincinnati, NC State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt & Virginia. Never played much & retired from football last summer
Larry Warford 3 Star OL Madison Central-Had a great career at UK & an All-SEC performer every year. Made an early impact.
Tristian Johnson 3 Star DE LaGrange, GA-Chose UK over East Carolina & Kent State. Broke DL rotation last year at DT & has showed some promise. Set for senior season in 13’
LaRod King 3 Star WR North Hardin-Chose UK over WKU. Made an impact became UK’s #1 WR. Had a good collegiate career.
Dakotah Tyler 3 Star RB Indianapolis, IN-Chose UK over Cincinnati, Indiana, & Purdue. The on again off again UK player, transitioned to safety & is set to compete for senior year in 13’
Ridge Wilson 3 Star LB Central-Chose UK over Indiana & Louisville. Showed promise & played decent but decided to be a drug dealer on the side.
Brian Adams 2 Star ATH Cumming, GA-Chose UK over Vanderbilt. Played WR & was productive. Opted out of football to focus on baseball
Jordan Aumiller 2 Star TE Boyle County- Chose UK over Marshall. Has been productive pass catcher, not much of a blocker. Been a starter over the past two seasons. Returning for senior year in 13’.
Mister Cobble 2 Star DT Central-Came to UK as a potential player. Showed promise & has been a consistent starter. Returns for senior campaign in 13'
Kevin Mitchell 3 Star OT Douglasville, GA-Chose UK over Indiana & Oregon. Has showed promise but has been dominate. Has had some starts.
Martavius Neolms 2 Star DB Memphis, TN-Chose UK over Arkansas State & Southern Miss. Became an immediate starter. Transitioned back & forth from CB to safety. Was a stalwart in the UK secondary.
Patrick Ligon 2 Star DE Memphis, TN-Chose UK over Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Memphis & Miami (OH). Played first 3 seasons at DE, with spot work. Transitioned to TE last year, but didn’t see much playing time. Returns in 13’ for senior campaign
Jonathan George 2 Star RB Lincoln, AL-Has played some at UK, mostly due to injuries. But has been productive as a backup. Returns in 13’ for senior campaign.



UK currently has One ****, 16 ***, One ** & One No Star.

[The Blue Blur]

Stoops & Brown in home visit with Ra'Shaad Samples, Monday.

Jojo Kemp tweeted he wished he could play at 4 schools #UK #PITT #WVU #Tennessee

Antoine Miles tweeted out a pic of him in the eRUPPtion zone with fans & his player poster

Mikel Horton caught the bug from Hytchye & McClain. Hope it got blue in his blood

Marcus McWilson is a little nervous while thinking

Marquez White visiting Auburn instead of Alabama this weekend, as I reported earlier. He said AU & I relayed it before thinking.

In reference to twitter followers, Ryan Timmons said I just want the blue check them, I'm deleting it. Not sure what that means but he also talked with Patrick Towles & they seemed excited to see each other this weekend.

Jeff Badet was visited today by Chad Scott & Clemson. Later he tweeted What Coach Scott just called & told me........He never told what was said

Louisville called Stafon McCray today. Charlie just following Stoops around it seems. First sign of fear. Tomorrow his Birthday be sure to tweet him. LOL.

JUCO CB Howard Wilder who was scheduled to visit UK this weekend, has reportedly committed to USF

CB David Kamara whose visiting this weekend, thanked UK for all the love on twitter

LB Duke Riley tweeted out it's out of.. TCU, Ole Miss, Tulane, LSU, and Minnesota. Reported early he was visiting 02/02/13 but has rumored to be visiting Ole Miss that weekend.

Woulard said his in home visit with Brown went well, & they talked about the offense as well as how well he fit it.

[The Blue Blur]

3 Star JUCO DB Nate Willis has committed to the Cats. UK moved up to 37th in ranking.

[The Blue Blur]

UK actually ended the day at 45th tied with Washington State & Oregon State. Houston jumped to 40th & Indiana came in at 44th. With a relatively slow day on the recruiting front, I decided to do some research to see how this class is stacking up with previous classes. As someone mentioned earlier in the thread, Rivals only dates class rankings back to 2002. That gives us Guy Morriss' last year, all 7 of Rich Brooks years, & all 3 of Joker's classes. I took only the top 3 classes which were all of Papa Brooks'. In 2004, Brooks' first full class, 2006, & 2009 Brooks' last class.

Actually I was wrong, Joker had a Top 50 recruiting class his first year. Partially Papa Brooks I'd imagine. Which means Joker had two of the top 4 recruiting classes on campus last couple of seasons. Which make him look even worse. LOL.

UNC staff & Neal Brown were at Conner to watch Drew Barker throw this morning.

[Strikeout King]

Matt Jones ‏@KySportsRadio Don't sleep on possibility of Trinity's 4 star DE Jason Hatcher and UK. If you were contemplating sleeping on it or even near it, do not

[LeeCoUKFan]

JUCO cornerback Willis commits to Cats without visit

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Cornerback Nate Willis has known for a little while now that he wanted to be a Wildcat. Wednesday morning he made it official on Twitter.

Willis made his decision known via Twitter and shortly thereafter he spoke with Cats Illustrated.

"I just verbally committed to Coach (Derrick) Ansley over the phone," Willis said. "I have to seal the deal with Coach (Mark) Stoops."

It will be the first conversation he has had with the Wildcats' head man.

"This will be our first time talking. They were basically just trying to get me on board. I had been talking to the coach from LSU (Bradley Dale Peveto) but since the corners coach took over he's been recruiting me harder than anyone other than Illinois. He made me feel more appreciated and I knew he was trying to put me in a good situation."

Willis' decision is only public today but he made it a while back. Cats Illustrated had learned that Willis was leaning towards committing to Kentucky closer to Signing Day, but he decided to move his time table up.

He has never visited the SEC school.

"I know about Kentucky," he said. "I don't really need to visit an environment for me to commit. I just have an instinct on where I want to play at."

The Arizona Western Community College product is the second cornerback, after Jaleel Hytchye of Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle, to commit to Kentucky since Stoops took over.

http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1460735

[Strikeout King]

J.Rowland ‏@RowlandRIVALS Mark Shelton Gibson off the list #UK fans. He's a #Mountaineer, though the Cats may still continue to talk to him.

[Strikeout King]

J.Rowland ‏@RowlandRIVALS Just spoke with Jason Hatcher's mother about D.J. Eliot's in-home: "They've been very impressive." #BBN

[FBALL]

Come on Hatcher.

[Strikeout King]

jaredbonshire ‏@jaredbonshire @Asiantii_2 @10justscored - if what I am hearing is true, #UK could have a top 15 class. That's of course, with you on board.

[The Blue Blur]

J.Rowland ‏@RowlandRIVALS Mark Shelton Gibson off the list #UK fans. He's a #Mountaineer, though the Cats may still continue to talk to him.

Bad news, OSU will offer Timmons now. Ugh.

[Strikeout King]

Bad news, OSU will offer Timmons now. Ugh.

I don't think they will, even if they do he's like 3rd on their list. Reason I don't think they will offer, he canceled his visit with them.





Matt Jones ‏@KySportsRadio BREAKING: #1 FB Recruit in AMERICA, DE Robert Nkemdiche, scheduled to visit Kentucky according to New Orleans Time-Picuayne

[Strikeout King]

Devin Graves ‏@BBK_RockCat Just spoke with GA CB David Kamara who visits UK this weekend. His teammate, Robert Nkemdiche is NOT visiting Kentucky. Will be at Florida

[LeeCoUKFan]

Visit solidifies Bell's commitment to UK football

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Alvonte Bell arrived at Kentucky a little bit later than some of his future teammates this weekend, but in the short time he was in Lexington he realized again where he wants to be.

New coaching staff, same positive vibes. In fact, Bell has never been more optimistic about the future of the program he committed to last year.

The Miramar (Fla.) Everglades defensive end arrived at Kentucky on Saturday instead of Friday, when most of the other recruits arrived. He was late because he participated in the Dade-Broward Under Armour All-Star Game, where he recorded five tackles and shared a sack in a double overtime loss.

It was good to be back in action because Bell missed some time during his senior year with a minor injury. Still, he registered 37 tackles and four sacks in the fall.

"I had already seen everything but just going out with some of the older football players already on the team is what made it fun," Bell said.

Sophomore defensive lineman Mike Douglas was Bell's host and that was a good pairing. Douglas was also a Florida recruit committed to UK at one point.

Bell also said he liked to see a lot of other Florida recruits on campus for their official visits. That connection has made him feel even more comfortable with his choice.

"I knew some of them," he said. "I knew Regie Meant, Alex Montgomery and Boaz Joseph. I saw Regie committed and we were excited about that."

D.J. Eliot is the new staff's assigned recruiter for Bell. So far that new staff has made a great impression.

"I'm solid," he said. "Everybody has pretty much backed off. Nobody has really been trying to talk to me lately."

Bell added that he's looking forward to reaching out to Montgomery and Joseph in the near future. He hopes to try to recruit them to Kentucky before Signing Day.

http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1460924

[LeeCoUKFan]

DJ Gillins @BlessedWhereIAm"Kentucky spring game is April 13th at 7:00 P.M." Im DEFINITELY gone be there!

[LeeCoUKFan]

Hytchye is recruit-turned-recruiter after committing to UK

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Jaleel Hytchye became the first high school prospect to commit to Kentucky under Mark Stoops on a web broadcast that hundreds of Kentucky fans watched on a live stream.

Since that time he has become one of the Wildcats' top recruiters.

He quickly scheduled his official visit for Jan. 11, this past weekend, because that's when around a dozen uncommitted recruits would be in Lexington.

"It was real good," Hytchye said. "I had a lot of fun. We've got a lot of great guys on board."

Alvonte Bell and Blake McClain were the other UK commits in town. Hytchye was thrilled to learn that Kyle Meadows, a fellow Ohioan, had committed.

"He pulled coach (Mark) Stoops aside and he, his brother and his mom walked over with him," Hytchye said. "Then all the coaches went to hug him.

"He kinda told me earlier that day. It was earlier Saturday when we were talking about it. Actually I was talking briefly to him about it on Friday, so on Friday night I kinda figured he would do it."

Hytchye has known of Meadows for quite some time.

"He's one of the better players in Cincinnati, in our area. We played against them the first game of the season. Of course, I'm a DB so I don't really watch the offensive line," he said with a laugh. "But I heard he was really good."

The near four-star cornerback told Cats Illustrated he was doing everything in his power to talk up UK while being respectful of everyone's right to make their own decision without unwanted pressure.

"Javess Blue was there coming out of JUCO. Boaz Joseph and Alex Montgomery were there," Hytchye said. "Mackenro (Alexander), Asiantii (Woulard) and Rashaad (Samples). Jojo (Kemp) and Aregeros (Turner) came in Saturday. There was a linebacker, James (Clark), and a lineman from Ohio (Antoine Miles).

"Of course, I talked to all of them. I kinda know a little bit about them. But it's their decision. Some of them are going to wait and some are going to go on another visit and then commit," he said.

Hytchye can only take one official visit to UK and that's behind him. But he's only a 90-minute drive from campus and believes he can help the staff recruit a bit more before Signing Day.

"Coach (Stoops) said they're bringing in some big recruits next weekend so I might be back then," he said.

http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1460219

[LeeCoUKFan]

J.Rowland @RowlandRIVALS BREAKING: #Kentucky just offered 2014 four-star QB Drew Barker. Neal Brown was in to see him throw today. #BBN

[cougarpride08]

It is good they are already talking to each other and starting a great bond on football friendship. That is what you need.

[Strikeout King]

Kentucky and North Carolina seen Drew throw this morning.

[Strikeout King]

J.Rowland ‏@RowlandRIVALS Multiple people have raved to me about how hard-working the new #UK staff is. They're not going to be outworked.

[The Blue Blur]

Neal Brown was in Franklin County to enjoy the basketball game with Ryan Timmons tonight.

Jacob Hyde using his official visit this weekend.

Duke Riley no longer visiting UK on 02/02/13, in stead he'll be visiting Ole Miss

Asiantii Woulard changed his twitter handle to AW_QB2 & his dad said that by far Clemson was the best in-home visit so far

Nacarius Fant congratulated Drew Barker on the UK offer & Drew Barker said you're about to get your's too. That foreshadowing???

Alex Montgomery also considering Louisville & UCF

Jeff Badet looking forward to his visit this weekend.

David Kamara had a good talk with Ainsley tonight & looking forward to his visit.

Keith Kelsey spoke with Spurrier tonight.