Kentucky football recruiting turned up a few notches overnight. Beginning at 12:01 am ET on Sept. 1, college coaches gained the ability to directly contact players in the class of 2022 who will compete this fall as high school juniors. Up until today, players had to be the ones to initiate contact with college coaches.
The class of 2022 is a big one in the Commonwealth. Up to a dozens juniors will play power five football. UK has already extended scholarships to half of those players. To begin the contact period, they sent out #2Legit2Quit graphics to members of the 2022 class, like Boyle County kicker/punter Jackson Smith and Owensboro quarterback Gavin Wimsatt.