catmandoo
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posted 03-10-2015 01:46 PM
This really makes the coachs happy.
After having successful freshman seasons, receivers Jeff Badet and Alex Montgomery both missed last season due to injuries.
Kentucky coach Mark Stoops believes the redshirt year helped both players.
"I think obviously they’re a year older, more mature, physically better. Certainly a guy like Jeff who came in and played as a true freshman had a chance to go back in that weight room and just physically grow up a little bit," said Stoops after Monday's practice, UK"s second this spring.
"Alex has always had pretty good speed and pretty good size, so I think it helped them in certain ways.”
Stoops said "nothing" is restricting Badet, who broke an ankle last year, while Montgomery, who tore a knee ligament, has "had a little issue with his other leg" so far.
"He’ll be fine. Nothing with the surgically repaired knee or anything like that. But there’s going to be some issues we have to work through. We have a lot of time, it’s just good to see them out there and working through it," Stoops said.
He says he's just glad to have them back with some other receivers hobbled by injuries.
"In the spring you’re getting so many reps and you’re looking at everybody, and you need so many bodies. We are a little bit thin, so it is nice to have them back," Stoops said.
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