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Ashtan Pierre won’t play this year due to grades

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One name was missing from Kentucky’s roster that was distributed this morning: incoming freshmen Ashtan Pierre. Mark Stoops just told reporters that due to grades, Pierre won’t join the team this year.

Mark Stoops says academic issues will keep LB Ashtan Pierre from making it to campus this fall pic.twitter.com/0uwZDSoJgW

— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) July 16, 2018

The three-star athlete from Deerfield Beach, Florida signed with Kentucky last December and was expected to play linebacker, but now, it seems he’ll have to go the junior college route.