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Cats still seeking OL?

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21 months ago

http://kentucky.247sports.com/Article/Cats-still-seeking-OL-35096
With five verbal commitments on the offensive line for 2012, many believe Kentucky has locked up its available scholarships for the position. But that might not be the case.
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21 months ago

Wow, another freshman would really fill things up. If the contact is a case of keeping acquainted in case someone splits or isn't going to qualify, it makes sense to me. I hope it is not a case of pulling an offer from someone else, but one never knows. For us, it is read some updates and wait and see until signing day.
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21 months ago

Really interesting because most every service has Duaron as a Guard and that would be what the majority of our OLine commits are. Duaron and Watson would be some serious nasty together though
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21 months ago

Can any of UK's OL commits or Williams make the move to OT besides Jones? If we take another OL I kinda hope he's a OT. We seem to be loaded with guards and real thin at tackle. But I wouldn't complain at all if Williams makes his way to UK. It looks like he's the highest rated of the bunch.

This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by jmalone7us on 8/11/2011 at 10:15 PM
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21 months ago

Toth and Jones are both going to be tackles at UK. They're both likely to be brought along slowly behind Eatmon and Miller as well.
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21 months ago

"Kentucky has four seniors on this year's O-Line and an All-SEC junior in guard Larry Warford, who may play his way into NFL Draft consideration."
Murphy - Sr.
Hines - Sr.
Burden - Sr.
Warford - Jr.
Smith - Jr.
(Let's not get rid of 'em before we have to!)
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21 months ago

^ Lanefski - Sr.
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21 months ago

Jeremy Grey said...
^ Lanefski - Sr.

My bad - I thought Jeff was just referring to starters.
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21 months ago

This guy is a beast. If we can get him, you take him.
I still am hoping, wishing, praying, wanting for Fromang to sign on at tackle as well.
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21 months ago

UK could still really use a prototype Left Tackle. They have Darrian Miller in the wings, but not much after that. Fromang or Swindle would be a coup.
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21 months ago

Agreed, would like to see UK go ahead and sign Fromang or Swindel to play at OT as well. Using 6 scholarships on OL is not ideal, but given how lightly the position has been recruited over the past few classes, I'd like to see it happen.
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21 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Guys, it's not like we need King Kong playing OT for us. A couple of the guys we got were 6-5, and at good weight already. If you are 6-5, have a thick base, long arms, and you are athletic, you can play OT all day. Maybe Summers has his OTs. Bottom line is that we need OL depth, period. Getting 6 in this class would actually be a good thing.
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21 months ago

Another OL would be good, but I think it is time to be selective. It would need to be someone that can fit in with the guys we have now. As a fan that does not know that much about the guys who have already committed, from what I have seen in highlights and read, that would be a player who can become a special tackle.
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21 months ago

Jeremy Grey said...
^ Lanefski - Sr.

That's who I was referring to. Guys in the rotation. They could lose 5 total.
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TheMayor said...
Guys, it's not like we need King Kong playing OT for us. A couple of the guys we got were 6-5, and at good weight already. If you are 6-5, have a thick base, long arms, and you are athletic, you can play OT all day. Maybe Summers has his OTs. Bottom line is that we need OL depth, period. Getting 6 in this class would actually be a good thing.

I agree. The Jones kid from South Carolina has those Doc Oc arms and looks to be both very athletic and built in such a way that adding 40 pounds wouldn't slow him down a bit. Looks like Eatmon to be honest.
All I know is that Summers knows his business and isn't going to leave UK without an effective blind side protector.
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21 months ago

You can never have to many big uglies on a SEC team. Usually 1-2 guys get hurt, sprains, whatever so bring in these guys.
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21 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Joker well never turn down a Player that can make his team better no matter what postion
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