Drew Barker was front and center during today’s Media Day festivities, and joined Freddie Maggard and Christi Thomas for a segment on UK Athletics’ live show. As someone who was blown away by Drew’s maturity his senior year of high school and then watched him struggle his first few years in Lexington, I’m coming in to this season with tempered expectations for the redshirt sophomore, but his demeanor today was a good start.
During his presser, Eddie Gran talked a lot about how he wants Drew to take ownership of the team, even if it means calling people out and not being “the popular guy.