March 23, 2021
The Wildcats have two proven pass-catchers entering the 2021 Kentucky football season: Josh Ali, last year’s leading wide receiver, and Wan’Dale Robinson, the Nebraska transfer and former Paul Hornung Award finalist. No matter how good the tight ends are at catching passes, a competent modern offense needs a third option at wide receiver. It’s still…
January 28, 2021
Fresh starts are exciting and filled with opportunity. The Kentucky receiving corps has been the team’s most critiqued position other than quarterback in recent seasons. 2020 saw the Cats finish last in the SEC’s Total Passing category for the third consecutive season. Going into a new year, a critical question surrounding the pass catchers must…
October 8, 2020
One Kentucky wide receiver can’t catch a break. When Isaiah Epps took the field at Auburn, it was the wide receiver’s first game action since 2018. No. 81 was targeted only once, but still suffered an injury in the line of fire. “He’s got a few things going on. He hurt his thumb in the…
March 2, 2020
Mark Stoops opened his spring press conference with an injury report as the teams gets ready to kick off its spring practice tomorrow. It went a little something like this. “Terry Wilson, limited. He won’t go through spring,” said Stoops. “He’s doing some throwing and getting his leg stronger and the rehab and all those…
August 6, 2019
One of Kentucky’s most lethal deep threats will miss the entire preseason training camp, and then some. Offensive coordinator Eddie Gran revealed the foot injury Isaiah Epps suffered in the first practice of the season required surgical repair that will sideline him for up to six weeks. In the immediate aftermath of the injury, redshirt…
Kentucky’s wide receiver depth just got more depleted. Today at practice Eddie Gran told the media that Isaiah Epps will miss six weeks with a small foot fracture. Epps underwent surgery to insert a screw into his injured foot. Last season Epps had eight catches for 76 yards, but with Epps being counted on as a…