I 100% agree with what you are saying. I feel the same way. Alot will depend on how things fall. If Bama or OSU put the full court press on him they will definitely be hard to beat. I know I would want to play for a championship contender
State of 2022 Recruiting
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Curious how the Indiana angle plays into this one. OSU I kind of get but you could have made that argument last year with Burton, OSU thought they had him locked up. Aspirations may give UK a little advantage, probably not a lot but every little bit helps.
It doesn't. And yes Aspirations and the fact Kentucky has been on Goodwin for four plus years is the main thing here.
Josh Edwards of 247 just put in 2 CB's for Wimsatt and Afari to UK
And one of them might be committing soon or both?
And one of them might be committing soon or both?
He must've just added Bingham because I didn't see it whenever I went over there. Great news.
To be fair , in his original post he has Goodwin listed as Louisville Kentucky. So must have known.
Manuel RB Jawaun Northington is going to IMG Academy for his senior season.
Wow.
UK's "Futurecast" is at 100 percent for a 4 Star Detroit DT, Deone Walker, who is 6' 7", 340 pounds . . . . "Mountain" Walker?
And that does not appear to be the same 4 Star DT with a story about visiting this summer behind the pay wall on this site.
UK's "Futurecast" is at 100 percent for a 4 Star Detroit DT, Deone Walker, who is 6' 7", 340 pounds . . . . "Mountain" Walker?
And that does not appear to be the same 4 Star DT with a story about visiting this summer behind the pay wall on this site.
I’m getting greedy, I want more now. Not next week or next month, rtf now.
Obviously no guarantees in recruiting, but at this point, I think Kentucky will eventually add the following six guys to its class: Gavin Wimsatt, Dane Key, Kiyaunta Goodwin, Alex Afari, Destin Wade, Keaten Wade. Six four star guys in that group.
Obviously undetermined at this point, but Safety, LB, WR or TE all would be on the table IMO. WR or TE would be my best guess though. Obviously, he would need to have some real physical development to grow into a TE, which is very hard to call as of today.
That is just insane to me if it works out. These guys haven't been able to visit in over a year and the staff is still getting it done.
If Kentucky were to get all of the six guys above, based on where things are currently, it would bump Kentucky's class to #5 nationally with ten commits. They would only be 30 points behind Notre Dame for #4 and ND has eleven commits.
Tennessee is playing catch-up to Kentucky.
Kentucky makes Top 10 for WR Barion Brown
With a new coaching staff and new AD, this is a transitional year for UT’s football program. The Vols absorbed whippings on the field last year from several opponents who do not normally dominate them, including UK (in Knoxville, no less). Their coaches are new, but the roster is still problematic. I respect the Josh Heupel hire more than most other people seem to but, all things considered, this is a year when UT will not be able to control recruiting in their home state. And considering TreVonn Rybka and Adrian Huey were both offered by UT, UK already made inroads in recent years. I am not going out on a limb when I say UK’s 2022 recruiting class will include more players from TN with UT offers. This has already been discussed to some extent on this thread, and I concur.
One more comment on Coach Heupel. He is from OU originally. He is widely respected as an offensive coach, and I believe UT will tend to do fairly well on the scoreboard under his leadership. The problem might be on the defensive side. At UCF, Heupel’s defenses gave up a lot of points. Tim Banks is a decent hire as Heupel’s DC, but Banks will have to prove himself in the SEC. I have a feeling Heupel’s staff may need to undergo some changes.
OTOH, Coach Stoops is now the Dean of SEC football coaches by tenure, and this is a time when Stoops’ UK program could leapfrog UT on a long term basis on the field and on the recruiting trail. Beating UT in recruiting is part of dominating inside the state of KY. UT wanted Jager Burton, Jordan Lovett, Vito Tisdale, and Octavious Oxendine. UT also recruits a lot of players from GA and the Carolinas, where head on competition with UK has been increasing steadily since Stoops got here. And Coaches Wolford and Sumrall have hs connections all over UT’s primary recruiting territory.
As I have predicted without wavering since the very beginning of this thread, Grant Bingham from Paintsville has now publicly committed to UK. Bingham is UK’s first commitment in this class on the offensive unit, and fourth overall public commitment. At this stage, he probably projects as a SEC RT or RG. Bingham, who is being recruited by Coaches Marrow and Wolford, holds at least five SEC offers and at least four B10 offers. He has also been offered by Stanford, Miami, and ND. Coach Marrow has been the primary recruiter, but we should not underestimate Coach Wolford’s impact on Bingham’s commitment. I believe his commitment is firm and will definitely result in a December signing.
For those who are wondering, former UK LB Kash Daniel is also from Paintsville, which is hardcore UK country.
UK’s current 2022 recruiting class-
Grant Bingham, OL, Paintsville, KY
Jeremiah Caldwell, ATH, Belleville, MI
Treyveon Longmire, DB, Corbin, KY
Andre Stewart, DB, Snellville, GA
More UK football commitments are pending in the next six weeks, and Stoops’ class is on track for significant good news.
For those who are wondering, former UK LB Kash Daniel is also from Paintsville, which is hardcore UK country.
UK’s current 2022 recruiting class-
Grant Bingham, OL, Paintsville, KY
Jeremiah Caldwell, ATH, Belleville, MI
Treyveon Longmire, DB, Corbin, KY
Andre Stewart, DB, Snellville, GA
More UK football commitments are pending in the next six weeks, and Stoops’ class is on track for significant good news.
I haven’t seen anyone on this thread call Goodwin an “Indiana kid”. It is a fact that Goodwin is a kid from Louisville who is playing his senior season at a metropolitan Louisville area hs in southern IN. We all understand this. Neither aspect is in UK’s favor. UK has not signed a football player from an IN hs so far during in Stoops’ tenure, and Jefferson Co has not generally been friendly territory either (with a few exceptions such as Casey, JJ, and Crumes). UK is up against OH St and Bama for Goodwin, and they seriously want him. We have a good shot, but this is not a layup. It is what it is. Why try to make a confrontational issue out of it?
Wiltfong just put in two CB's for the Wade brothers to Tennessee
I know @Rock_Cat78 said they might be UK bound so maybe Wiltfong is wrong for the first time in forever.
I know @Rock_Cat78 said they might be UK bound so maybe Wiltfong is wrong for the first time in forever.
Justin and Mike Farrell have picks in for Kentucky.
If they come to UK, and there is a decent chance that they might, both will probably be developed on the defensive unit. Both have 3-4 LB body types.
So far, this class is heavily skewed toward the defensive unit. Not surprising at all, given that UK’s offensive coaching staff has been rebuilt since January. But we appear to be on the verge of receiving some offensive commitments that are on Coach Coen’s priority list. I am not specifically referring to Wimsatt, who should end up at UK sooner or later.
In this situation it always seems like the newest pick between 2 of the best recruiting gurus wins out. Which would not favor us.
Feel like this would sting a little do the fact we have alot of recruiting momentum and Tenn is a mess right now.
Justin made his pick last night, Wiltfong and Farrell today.
Someone getting told the wrong info and I hope its Wiltfong
On the Wade twins, they visited UT and UofL two weeks ago. They are visiting UVA and UK within the next two weeks and then deciding. Kentucky gets the last visit right before they commit.
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