All of the portal talk reminded me of these guys. In the old days the JUCO ranks were like the current day's portal. The place football staffs went for immediate help.
Anyone remember? QB Eric Gray and Daymon Carter from UK football lore. Both were JUCO All Americans and rated my recruiting publication (yes, they were real paper based mailings though). They put up all kinds on stats in their two seasons at San Fransico Community College even Carter broke all of OJ Simpsons records. Both came to the UK under Curry, Carter even promised to win the Heisman Trophy at UK. The careers were nowhere never expectations- Gray showed up to campus 75lbs overweight and I don't believe he ever started a game and left after a year. Also, Carter never amounted to much. He ended up transferring to EKU. UK seems to be a place where good players come to die; honestly, these guys were way overrated. You could tell when they arrived. The propaganda was working way back then.
Anyone remember? QB Eric Gray and Daymon Carter from UK football lore. Both were JUCO All Americans and rated my recruiting publication (yes, they were real paper based mailings though). They put up all kinds on stats in their two seasons at San Fransico Community College even Carter broke all of OJ Simpsons records. Both came to the UK under Curry, Carter even promised to win the Heisman Trophy at UK. The careers were nowhere never expectations- Gray showed up to campus 75lbs overweight and I don't believe he ever started a game and left after a year. Also, Carter never amounted to much. He ended up transferring to EKU. UK seems to be a place where good players come to die; honestly, these guys were way overrated. You could tell when they arrived. The propaganda was working way back then.
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