catmandoo
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posted 07-12-2013 03:47 PM
That's a lot of players to lose but when you have a complete regime change it can happen.
It happens almost every time there is a head coaching change and over half of the 11 players who have left UK since Stoops’ arrival had some kind of off-field issue. But that’s not going to make Stoops’ job easier. Kentucky was 2-10 last season. Now 10 players eligible to return from that team are gone along with 13 scholarship seniors that made major contributions to last year’s team. That’s 23 players missing from last year’s team. Now add freshman running Khalid Thomas to the casualty list after he was booted off the team along with his brother, sophomore linebacker Pancho Thomas. Also it seems that another signee, Florida defensive lineman Alvonte Bell, likely will not be on campus as one source indicates he’ll go to either a junior college or prep school. That makes 12 players that could have been on the roster this year who will not be. Two other signees, junior college cornerback Nate Willis and Ohio offensive lineman Kyle Meadows, have indicated they are finishing course work and will be at UK by early August. Kentucky has also been without junior college receiver Javess Blue, a key part needed for UK’s offense next season. Sources indicate he should arrive on campus soon and that UK coaches knew he likely would arrive late. But the bottom line is that Stoops’ first team is going to be remarkably short on depth at almost every position and lacking SEC-caliber talent at some spots. The buzz about Kentucky football won’t be derailed by the Thomas’ departure — after all, UK did get a commitment from talented Texas receiver T.V. Williams Tuesday. Instead, that could happen when the Cats start having to play Louisville and eight SEC opponents.
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