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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 05-11-2021, 08:13 PM:

Steve Clinkscale has been Kentucky’s best recruiter not named Vince Marrow. If not for the Big Dog, we could easily consider him one of the best to ever do it in Lexington.

With Clinkscale leading the way, Kentucky established a talented pipeline in the state of Michigan. In 2018 he successfully recruited the Great Lakes State’s most talented player, Marquan McCall, then followed it up a year later by bringing in Justin Rogers, the highest-ranked UK signee in the internet era. Clinkscale was the lead recruiter for three starters on this year’s team — LB DeAndre Square, S Yusuf Corker and OT Jeremy Flax. Outside of Kentucky and Ohio, no state has produced more Wildcats in recent years than Michigan.

Numbers Don’t Lie
Coach Clink received more credit on the recruiting trail than he what he did on the football field. That happens when the head coach is a secondary specialist. Stoops is not the only one responsible for the defensive backs’ recent success.

In the last three years four UK defensive backs have been selected in the NFL Draft. Excluding Super Bowl Champion Mike Edwards, Clinkscale played a significant role in recruiting all of them. He’s also helped develop UK’ s defensive backs into the SEC’s best.

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