Turk Becomes a Cat

UK received its second commitment for its 2010 class from 5-star power forward Enes Kanter Tuesday according to Rivals.com
Kanter, who originally hails from Turkey, has spent this past year at Stoneridge Prep in Simi Valley, Calif., after winning MVP honors in the 2009 Under-18 European Championship. “Big Tank” Kanter had originally signed on to play [...]

Joker and Co. Don’t Disappoint

Just a few days ago, UK’s incoming recruitng class was ranked a deplorable 72nd in the nation, but as predicted by Head Coach Joker Phillips on Monday, the team had a couple of last-minute surpirses on National Signing Day.
4 Star tight end Alex Smith, 3 Star running backs Branden Gainer and Miles Simpson, and 3 [...]

Cats get 3-Star Lineman

Offensive tackle prospect Kenarious Gates, 6′5 289, has given a verbal committment to UK according to Catspause.com. The Greenville, Ga product also received offers from Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, UAB, Vanderbilt, and Mississippi State.
Gates takes good paths when run blocking has the size to be able to seal off SEC linebackers. [...]

Cats add 22nd Commitment

Three-star defensive end Mike Douglas has committed to UK according to Catspause.com. Douglas is the Cats 22nd committment for the 2010 class and the fourth DE.
Hailing from Florida, Douglas chose UK over Indianna, Cinncinatti, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Pudue, and homestate Central Florida, Florida Atlantic, and Florida International.
Douglas, 6′5 225, runs a 4.6 40-yard [...]

High School Junior Commits to Cats

Louisville Eastern High School athlete Jon Davis became the first member of UK’s 2010 recruiting class Friday. Davis is rated the best player in Kentucky for next year’s class according to Rivals.com. The junior had early offers from Louisville, Stanford, Purdue, Duke, Illinois, and Western Kentucky.
Davis, 6′3 233 with a 4.6 40 time, is on [...]

Cats’ Class cracks Top 60

The UK football team’s 2010 recruiting class is ranked 55th best in the NCAA according to CatsPause.com. A few weeks ago, the Cats had been hovering around the 79th spot out of 125 NCAA teams but quickly gained respect after signing two three-star prospects and their first four-star in early December.
But, the Cats’ class is [...]

Cats add another DT for 2010

The UK football team has signed three-star defensive tackle Brice Laughlin according to CatsPause.com. The Summerville, SC product is the second DT the Cats have signed this fall. Laughlin, who originally had a verbal to Maryland last May, is rated the 60th best DT by Rivals.com.
Against the run, Laughlin appears to have a good [...]

Cats Land 4-Star

 
Four-Star cornerback Anterio Sloan has decided to join the UK football team next fall. The West Helena, AR native will  help the UK secondary add depth after the departure of Trevard Lindley. Sloan is rated the 20th best corner of the 2010 class and has a 40 time of 4.4.  Despite being 5′9, Sloan appears [...]