Kentucky football fans fixated on No. 13. They wanted to see Devin Leary spin it in-person. He wasn’t the only newcomer drawing in hundreds for the Fan Day open practice. Some popped, but a familiar face stood about the pack. No. 8 was all over the field, catching passes split out wide as a receiver and busting heads to seal the edge in the trenches. Izayah Cummings looked like a star prepared to burst onto the scene in the fall of 2023.
The trajectory of the Louisville native’s career went through radical ups and downs over the last two years.