On Thursday afternoon, Ty Bryant committed to play football at Kentucky over Cincinnati. A day later, he recorded a pick-six and six tackles on defense in a 27-14 win over Bryan Station.
It was the 2021 season-opener for Bryant and his Frederick Douglass High School teammates, and the first game for him as a future Wildcat. Suiting up as a defensive back, the high school junior didn’t let the pressure of being a Kentucky commit affect his game.
Bryant’s 47-yard pick-six came in the second half, just before a minor cramping issue gave him fits. The plan, according to Frederick Douglass head coach Nathan McPeek, was to use Bryant more on offense had he not been dealing with an injury.