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E.J. Price ready to make a difference at UK after briefly leaving team

UK coach Mark Stoops is already seeing some young standouts in the first two preseason practices. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. – If all goes according to plan, Kentucky offensive lineman E.J. Price will finally make his collegiate debut in just less than a month.

But little about Price’s career has gone according to plan to date.

The Lawrenceville, Georgia native, who transferred to Kentucky after a redshirt season at Southern Cal, briefly quit the team during spring practice with a stream of eyebrow-raising tweets, including several that appeared to be critical of the UK coaching staff.