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posted 02-03-2016 06:59 PM
If you want to grasp the full dimensions of the strength and athleticism Kentucky football is getting by signing McCracken County star Zy’Aire Hughes, here’s an anecdote to ponder.
As a junior, the 6-foot-1, 175-pound Hughes used his 37-inch vertical leap to go up for a dunk in a basketball game against Madisonville.
When Hughes came down, so did the backboard.
“People made that out to be a bigger deal than I did,” Hughes said, sounding sort of embarrassed. “But it did happen.”
Over the course of his football career at McCracken County, Hughes was a dynamic playmaker from varying spots on the field. This past year, Hughes ran for 1,170 yards and 17 touchdowns while catching four TD passes and throwing one.
As a junior, Hughes played quarterback, throwing for 1,253 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Kentucky recruited him as a wide receiver. How the Wildcats came to offer Hughes a scholarship can be traced to a team camp at UK.
“It was kind of crazy,” Hughes said. “We were real late. When we do get there, (UK’s coaches) are like, ‘We’ve got to see you run the 40.’ So I walked right off the bus and ran like a 4.42.”
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