Will Randall Cobb play against Georgia? Joker Phillips feels it will be hard to keep Cobb off the field. Several people emailed and text me that UK should sit Cobb so he is ready for Tennessee. I disagree, if Cobb can play at 80% then put him on the field. Cobb is such a threat that UK can use him as a decoy. This is football, so there are no promises. Imagine if UK didn't play Cobb against Georgia and then he was injured in practice the following week. Then he sat for no reason. You play to win every single game.
The Georgia game will serve as homecoming to 17 UK football players. Joker Phillips has done a tremendous job of recruiting players out of the state Georgia. UK has a couple of commitments from the Peach state for 2010. The current UK players should be motivated playing in front of family and friends in their home state.
ESPN has some SEC notes and points out that UK has been successful on the road in the SEC. Also, the article talks about Georgia's kicking game which is very solid. Georgia leads the nation in net punting average and their field goal kicker leads the SEC in field goal percentage.
UK's offensive line faces a big challenge against Georgia's front four. UK currently ranks 17th in the nation for rushing yards per game and 4th in the SEC for fewest sacks allowed. The offensive line has played well, but will need one of their best performances to pull out the win in Athens.
UK lost out on four star receiver Dyjuan Lewis (Indianapolis, IN) who committed to Cincinnatii. I'm really surprised that UK has not been able to land a top receiver in this class. UK should be able to sell recruits on playing time and the fact they have two really good young quarterbacks. Football recruiting is very different compared to basketball, so don't count out the Cats just yet.
UK did receive some good news, because three star linebacker Avery Williamson (Milan, TN) committed to the Cats. Williamson has been high on the Cats for quite some time and will be a great player at UK. The Cats now have 17 commitments for the 2010 class. The coaching staff feels they will sign around 22 players. With that said, there isn't a lot of room left for commitments based on returning players.
The weekend of December 5th will be a huge weekend for UK. Not only does UNC come to town for big basketball game, but UK is hosting 11 football recruits as well. The list of players continues to grow, but right now the list includes; Eric Mack (4-Star OL), Ladarius Owens (4-Star LB), Anterio Sloan (4-Star CB), Rajaan Bennett (4-Star RB), Jared Morse (3-Star DT), Ryan Smith (3-Star Athlete), Jerrell Priester (3-Star Athlete), Dale Trimble (3-Star CB), Alvin Davis (2-Star DE), Joseph Byrd (2-Star RB) and Lamar Ivey (3-Star Athlete). Currently Ryan Smith and Alvin Davis are committed to UK. Eric Mack is committed to South Carolina while Jared Morse and Jerrell Priester are committed to Vanderbilt.
The UK coaching staff is already working on 2011 and have started to extend offers. UK is recruiting Ken Mullen (CB, Fort Wayne, IN) who has offers from several BCS schools. Mullen is listed at 5'10" and 175 lbs.
Perhaps someone can talk to some students and they can chant these players names or whatever since it is has come out that it isn't a violation as long as the University isn't promoting it.
ReplyDeleteI think that is a great idea. The recruits need to feel wanted and UK fans need to show them some love. It makes a huge impression on recruits when fans approach them. Aaron
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