“PRO DAY” NFL LOOKS IN ON WILDCATS

Wednesday morning at the annual “Pro Day” workout for professional scouts, the 2008-2009 UK Football Seniors put their talents on display…Nutter Field House was the site, and while there weren’t as many scouts there as there was last year when we had six seniors, there were representatives of 18 professional teams and the Kentucky Horsemen…

Myron Pryor is the highest ranked Wildcat on the board and he expects to go in the middle rounds or as early as the third round…HE was pleased with his drills… “I went up there focused and had a mind-set that I was better than anybody else out there,” he said. “The main thing I’m working on now is getting in shape. The rest of it I think I have pretty much down.”

University of Kentucky senior linebacker Braxton Kelley ran the 40-yard dash for NFL scouts, but the biggest story may be that senior running back, Alphonso Smith ran a 4.27 forty. Official times were suspect, since each Scout had his own stopwatch, but that is in keeping with some of the, “4.2 range of times”, that Smith has notched…The fastest graduating senior on the board was David Jones who posted a 4.34 forty time…

Rich Brooks said Jeremy Jarmon, Trevard Lindley, and Micah Johnson, all who tested NFL waters, along with junior defensive tackle Corey Peters, should give the Cats a strong 2009 draft class. Johnny Williams, Gary Williams, and Liberty Bowl Hero Ventrell Jenkins also worked out for the Pro Scouts.

Three of the Wildcat seniors Myron Pryor, Tim Masthay, and safety Marcus McClinton had been worked out previously by The Scouts in February at the official NFL combine. Those players joined in for the additional evaluation.

The NFL Draft is scheduled for April 25-26, and Rich Brooks thinks that the 2008 seniors will add to the success of the UK senior class of 2007. Seven senior Wildcats from the ’07 team were drafted or signed as free agents, six of whom made it onto a roster in the NFL.

Pryor named D Player of the week

Myron Pryor was named defensive player of the week by the SEC.

Pryor figured in two defensive touchdowns in Kentucky’s 27-2 victory at Louisville.
Pryor knocked loose a fumble that Ashton Cobb returned 28 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter that gave the Wildcats a 10-0 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Pryor scooped up a fumble and returned it 72 yards for a touchdown.
Pryor also made a key play in the second quarter on a 4th-and-1, combining with Micah Johnson for a stop of no gain, turning the ball over on downs.
He also had three tackles with one for a loss (-3).

Kentucky 27 Louisville 2

Kentucky’s defense stiffled Louisville’s offense scoring on a Ashton Cobb return of a Louisville fumble for 28 yards and 310 lb Myron Pryor’s return of another fumble 72 yards for a score as the Wildcats embarrassed Louisville 27-2 in the Governor’s Cup on Sunday.

The Cats defense held Louisville to 205 yards total offense with 153 yards of that on 20-43 passing by Hunter Cantwell. Mike Hartline was 16 of 31 for 147 yards and only one mistake in his first start. Neither team could get much of a rushing game going although Kentucky managed to score a td by Tony Dixon in the second half.

The brightest spot of the game was shared between the defense which was outstanding and Randall Cobb who showed that he has the potential to be a really great reciever for Kentucky. The dullest spot of the game was the offense which showed none of the spark Kentucky fans have become use to. Coach Brooks made it as simple as possible for Hartline which was good enough for Louisville and possibly in the next 3 games. Hopefully by using Cobb more as a reciever they will move the ball on a consistent basis in the future.

The biggest looser in the game was Kragthorp. Brooks and Kragthorpe are a whole lot alike when it comes to doing things the right way but Kragthorpe probably wont last long enough to straighten out Louisville. Keeping that in mind if we keep winning for a while we will be getting more Kentucky players to commit to UK.