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Vaught's Views: Josh Harris staying at UK, happy to compete for a spot

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When he got a text message Thursday telling him there was a report Josh Harris, his former player at Mason County, was leaving the Kentucky football program, Mason coach David Buchanan was stunned. “Until I got text message, I was under the...

Tags: Kentucky Wildcats, Sports, Football, Telecommunication Service, Southeastern Conference

UK Football: South Warren DT Middleton surprised by scholarship offers

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The more scholarship offers he receives, the more surprised Adrian Middleton is. “It has all really surprised me. I was not really expecting any of this,” said Middleton, a defensive tackle at South Warren. The 6-4, 275-pound Middleton...

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Football: Former Boyle star Seth Tamme glad to be coaching at alma mater

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Seth Tamme said it didn’t feel like it was that long ago that he was among the kids attending the annual Boyle County Youth Football Camp. Now Tamme, entering his second season as a Boyle assistant football coach, is back helping out at this year&...

UK Football: Former Boyle County star Smith high on South Warren's Middleton and Iyiegbuniwe

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During his days at Boyle County and Western Kentucky University, Brandon Smith was a quarterback and set numerous records during his prep career. Now he’s the defensive coordinator at South Warren High School and has two players — defensive...

Tags: Kentucky Wildcats, College Football, Sports, Football, Tennessee Volunteers

UK Football: Linebacker Khalid Henderson wants to be an explosive player for Kentucky defense

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LEXINGTON — He played in all 12 games last season as a reserve linebacker and special teams player, but now Kentucky sophomore Khalid Henderson is expecting more. “I know more about what to expect and what I can do,” said Henderson, who...

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UK Football: Kentucky making a push for Franklin County star Ryan Timmons, but so are a lot of other schools

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Franklin County standout Ryan Timmons still is not ready to make his college choice and recently has added scholarship offers from California and Missouri to those he already had and Florida — thanks to receivers coach Joker Phillips —...

Tags: Awards and Prizes, Sports, Troy University, Football, Ohio State Buckeyes

Vaught's Views: Chuck Smith says Neal Brown's Texas connection will help UK recruiting

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Former Kentucky recruiting coordinator Chuck Smith believes adding Neal Brown as offensive coordinator will do more than just help UK’s offensive production. Smith understands how important having a recruiting base in Texas could be for UK, and...

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UK Football: Jacob Tamme says he always looked up to new UK offensive coordinator Neal Brown

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Current Denver Broncos tight end Jacob Tamme never played on the same team as Neal Brown at Boyle County High School, but that doesn’t mean UK’s new offensive coordinator didn’t have an impact on Tamme. “Neal definitely...

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UK Football: New Kentucky offensive coordinator Neal Brown says current Cats will fit into his system

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LEXINGTON — The offense that Neal Brown will implement at Kentucky — and the one he successfully used at Troy and Texas Tech — is going to be different from what the Wildcats have used. However, the new offensive coordinator says it is...

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College Football: Boyle grad MacShara gets breakout season he hoped for at Morehead State

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Even after the season got started, there was no way to predict that it would end so well for Rees MacShara. MacShara said he thought he was capable of having a big year at Morehead State, but the Boyle County graduate’s rushing numbers in his first...

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Vaught's Views: Chuck Smith talks Neal Brown to UK and his coaching future

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Since he coached Neal Brown in high school, former Kentucky linebackers coach Chuck Smith is obviously going to be a bit biased in his opinion about the Texas Tech offensive coordinator. However, he has no doubts that Brown would be a “tremendous...

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Kentucky football situation tough for former player Jacob Tamme

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If not for Joker Phillips, Jacob Tamme might not be playing in the NFL today. OK, maybe that’s a stretch but remember that it was Phillips who wisely moved Tamme from receiver to tight end as soon as he took over as offensive coordinator back in...

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