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New head coach Mark Stoops hasn’t stopped recruiting since he arrived in Lexington. For the past two weeks, some of the most talented 2013 prospects have made their way to the Bluegrass State. There are even more coming next weekend. That group will be headline by two teammates, both four-star recruits (ESPN and Rivals). Lincoln (FL) teammates LB James Hearns and WR Taj Williams will travel to Lexington to check out the facilities and meet with the coaching staff. Both guys were previously recruited by Florida State while Stoops was there and are familiar with the coach.
James Hearns – Linebacker; 6’3″, 235 lbs.; Tallahassee, FL
Rivals:4-Star, #8 LB
ESPN: 4-Star, #10 LB
Many have questioned the amount of linebackers courted by the new coaching staff. To my knowledge, until this point, there haven’t been any contacted. With DE/LB Bud Dupree likely moving to a hand-in-the-ground DE role, the corps is undoubtedly weakened, but not bare. The coaching staff must like the returning roster at the position or didn’t see any upgrades in the current class. That could all change with Hearns, though. At 6’3, 235 this guy can immediately be plugged in at any of the linebacker positions and have success. He is currently committed to Florida, but Rivals list it as a “soft” verbal. With a flip of Hearns, the linebacker position on Kentucky’s defense will be immediately upgraded.
Taj Williams –Wide Receiver; 6’4″, 170 lbs.; Tallahassee, FL
Rivals:4-Star, #23 WR
ESPN: 4-Star, #32 WR
In Kentucky’s new Air Raid offense, you can never have enough play makers Every wide receiver I’ve talked to loves the idea of offensive coordinator Neal Brown making them a priority in the offense. Williams would be no different and would likely challenge for a roster spot immediately. Williams has great hands, great route running ability and isn’t afraid to go across the middle of the field to make a catch. He is also considering Alabama, South Carolina and South Florida.
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January 20th, 2013 at 9:10 pm
If we get these two then Stoops is my hero!!!!
January 20th, 2013 at 9:11 pm
The linebacker from everything I have read is a beast and knows his ball!
January 20th, 2013 at 9:16 pm
No chance of getting these 2. Next…..
January 20th, 2013 at 9:18 pm
what about going after some of oregon’s recruits … kelly just left and you know guys were going there because of his offense
January 20th, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Rashawn, the only one who comes close to how hard Stoops works at recruiting is you. Following the recruiting. Props.
January 20th, 2013 at 9:24 pm
I am starting to think Stoops could have recruited all 25 spots in his two months. This man is a serious miner of recruiting nuggets….
January 20th, 2013 at 9:28 pm
5- dude you are qn idiot… everything about football on this site is copied and pasted from the house of blue and Justin Rowland…no one on this site puts the leg work in to keep up with football recruiting… they copy and paste …. I do more work and research than these ppl that write for this site…
January 20th, 2013 at 9:32 pm
7-he writes for this site and you don’t…I believe that gives him way more than credit than your punk@ss…quit being salty
January 20th, 2013 at 9:32 pm
Copy and pasted or not, KSR relates the information that most schmucks pay for at Rivals to us for free! Kudos KSR!!!
January 20th, 2013 at 9:33 pm
I think it’s safe to say #7 is Justin Rowland…whoever that is
January 20th, 2013 at 9:43 pm
This is just awesome. To even get a visit from players being recruited by Alabama and Florida is a big improvement. I do wonder though, if there will be signings or if they just threw coach a bone and visited?
January 20th, 2013 at 9:44 pm
7- your handle should just be unit.
In football recruiting, unless you are paid, everybody cuts and pastes, EVERYONE. Including half the posts you make. You consistently use other sites info as well, as evidenced by citing your source above.
Is that your beef? Get over yourself.
Most appreciate being able to come here and be amused, enlightened, or able to get a snapshot of what’s happening without having to go to 4 different sites.
Ease up, start your own pay site, or Get to kickin rocks.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:06 pm
Feb 6 gonna be a fun day. I don’t know how many Oregon recruits will leave since Helfrich got the job
If Stoops gets ANY of these 4 stars he should be complimented. Until renovations done all Stoops has is his word that UK will be better
And to the haters, go suck on Charlie
January 20th, 2013 at 10:09 pm
L1C4skin, isn’t Louisville ranked behind Kentucky with next years class?
January 20th, 2013 at 10:11 pm
Leave it to loserville fans to not have any sports knowledge. Kentucky has a high ranked class next year, and I’m not just talking about basketball because that is a given every year.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:14 pm
why do my post get taken down, when I use no bad language or aggressive tones?
January 20th, 2013 at 10:15 pm
14- check the rankings today and again on 2/7. It’ll be the same story, cats ahead of the cards, Mark it down.
in the meantime,hope you enjoyed your 1 week in history at #1. we’ve enjoyed our 109.
Howie’ s calling run along now.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:20 pm
21., it seems that you do not understand recruits… players want to go to schools that have something that fits them (ex: Neal Browns Air Raid), where they can get early playing time, andto a team that seems to be turning a new leaf.
Please check Oregons football History. It is not as deep as one would think. Look at South Carolina before Spurrier.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:21 pm
Ooops, I meant 20!!
January 20th, 2013 at 10:27 pm
22., That is hat happens when you play in a REAL conference.
Lets take Baseball for example…UK is ranked 8th this coming season. That is great, yet 3 SEC teams are ranked ahead of them, and 8 are in the top-25.
Ul on the other hand, is the only team in the Top-25 out of the Big East. They will probably win another Big East title, yet not have to play anyone of significance. That is UL athletics in a nut-shell.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:34 pm
The one position the new coaches liked? Coached by none other than Chuck Smith. That is a testament to his coaching ability. I sure hope Coach Smith can make his way back to UK.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:42 pm
What success does UL football thev? They slide into bowls because of tie-ins and not actual play.
L1Cyoulater, where are UL’s commitments? Please provide proof.
27. UK does not have much history, yet they had Bear Bryant, have some legit players in the NFL, and have a fanbase that packs a stadium compared to the School down the road. Do you know how many people would pack Commowealth for a 9-2 team
28. I love UL fans on a UK board! I should go read some CardChronicle so I can read an author call UK fans DELUSIONAL, while having an Athletics Director that Claims they have a “TOP-10 Football Program”. UK should go make T-Shirts for a #1 ranking during basketballs regular season, for UL did.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:45 pm
Too bad for Louisville fans that they don’t have a fan site as cool as this one. Heck, do they even have one period? UK has several of them, but I can’t recall seeing any kind of fan site/blog for Louisville.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:55 pm
All I am saying if these people are getting paid or expected to be journalists, they need to at least contribute something instead of piggybacking off of other people. My source is not J. Rowland, and I dont take my information from him. My info comes from of plethora of high school football evaluators, scouts from rivals, and I also have people on the athletic board at UK that are very close to the football program. I actually make phone calls, send emails, texts, travel to watch kids play and much much more. Yes, this site is free, but you see why when you compare the type of information and work done here compared on this site to others. For basketball this site is great… but football requires soo much more work and leg work and it seems that every time I talk to my buddy J. Rowland we get a kick out of how his posts make it to this site verbatim lol. If the people at KSR wanna do that, so be it, but at least give the credit where is due…
January 20th, 2013 at 11:19 pm
24. Ksr just got blasted!!!!!! Lol
January 20th, 2013 at 11:38 pm
Hey let’s get in a pissing contest about who knows more about a high school boy. Huh? What do ya say fellas?
January 21st, 2013 at 12:22 am
Thank you G-unit, this sites football coverage has improved dramatically in the last couple years. I can remember when the only time there would be a football post was on NSD when they would bring in Bomani Jones I think it was to give us all information of every recruit we has signed that day. that being said, they still don’t give it enough time, energy, or dedication. They rely very heavily on the work of other individuals. The thing that irritates me about this post is ths statement where you say, “to my knowledge…there haven’t been any others contacted”. This statement by itself proves how ignorant you are to our recruiting situation. Just last week we had James Clark in on an official visit, Coach Paveto had in-home visits with Duke Riley on jan 4th and 12th, in-home visit with Lyn Clark the 12th also by Coach Paveto, theyve got Keith Kelsey coming for an official visit next weekend and coach Stoops gave him an in-home visit this last week. All that info either came from guys like Rowland and Drummond or the recruits themselves all on twitter. To simply say this staff hasn’t been contacting other LB recruits for this class after this name just popped up today just shows the level of ignorance towards football recruiting these writers have. And that’s coming from a loyal follower that’s been reading this site since Patterson/Jai Lucas days.
January 21st, 2013 at 12:39 am
27 – THANK YOU! If football coverage is going to be done right on this site, it needs its own, full-time person. I laughed out loud when i read the “none to my knowledge” quote… i mean damn all you have to know is just the TARGET LIST. GO FOLLOW THEM ON TWITTER AND THEN YOU WOULD KNOW! lol which means these people do not even know what the target list is or who even has offers!
January 21st, 2013 at 9:34 am
@22 You guys already made shirts for being “back up top” in 2010. Oh did you forgot that. Let me know when your football recruits are on national television. So sad UK going thinking these recruits are going to pick them over schools who actually been to BCS bowl games and won them. sUcKers.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:23 am
I think a lot of you posters forget that this site clearly says they’ll bring information to us in the most ridiculous manner possible. What do you really expect? I come here for whatever they chose to put on this site. If I don’t like it I move on, looking at you NotJerryTipton. However, for the price I pay, I’m not going to go postal on them or their posters, it’s FREE. I have quit looking at the C-J, H/L and other places where I have to PAY. Thanks KSR for bringing it.