This
weekend there will be at least 4 recruits to visit UK. These 4 young men, (from left to right in photos) Dyjuan Lewis, Rajaan Bennett, Maudrecus Humphrey, and Lamar Ivey each bring more to the table than meets the eye. Not only do they meet specific needs for the UK team, they also help in another very important and specific way.
The importance of signing these players rests not only inthe talent that they would bring to the Commonwealth, but also in how they deepen recruiting ties to specific areas and schools. For example, if KY could sign Lamar Ivey, that would help in further recruiting North Carolina. If they could sign Dyjuan Lewis, it would deepen the ties to recruiting into Indinana (and Indianapolis in particular which is becoming a hotbed for HS football talent!). If they could sign Bennett, that would strength ties to his HS (McEachern) which is also a hotbed for College talent. If the CATS can sign Maudrecus Humphrey, we would then strengthen our ties into the football hotbed of Alabama.
Each, of these players brings a unique skill set for the college game, and none, but Ivey (4.4) has significant speed (at least as reported by the national recruiting sites). While they have all no doubt worked on various aspects of their game, some of them may have trouble actually qualifying for enrollment which also makes the decisions by this staff very tenuous.
All 4 players have other offers from important schools: Bennett (UK and Vandy) has been flirting with the Vols as of late and has stated that he would "rather be the water boy on a good team than play on a bad team"; Lewis (decommitted from Cincinnati) has offers to Oregon, and Purdue in addition to UK; Ivey has a known offer to West Virginia; and Humphrey (son of Bobby the former Alabama running back and current coach there for the same position) can play almost almost anywhere in the SEC West in addition to Troy, UAB, and Southern Miss.
With Kentucky typically producing limited HS talent, the one thing that the CATS need to do is deepen the recruiting roots into as many other areas and as deep as possible. This weekend will be the 1st of many tests to come for this UK Staff, let's hope that the decisions that need to be made become evident to all!
With us being the northern most team in the SEC, it sure makes sense to establish relationships in that Indianapolis area. Surely we could prevent some talent from wasting a career in the Big 11.
ReplyDeleteYep....Big Ten went 2-0 in BCS games...Lewis will fit in perfectly at Purdue!
ReplyDeletePurdue also has Charles Torwudzu coming in!!
ReplyDeleteI have seen both play the last 2 yrs. they will need a season or 2 to get it down in college-but then again, most need a year or so
They both are about the same talent, height and speed only Dyjuan was hurt most of the season
Torwudzu was a Brownsburg Bulldog! Dyjuan a Pike Red Devil