When the University of Kentucky did not sign one in-state player in its 2018 football recruiting class, UK Coach Mark Stoops expressed regret.
"I definitely don't want that to be the case," Stoops said in December. "I definitely want to continue to make Kentucky our priority."
Though it is still eight months until class of 2019 prospects can sign binding letters-of-intent, there are again some worrisome signs for UK's in-state recruiting efforts.
When Scott County offensive lineman Bryan Hudson committed to Virginia Tech earlier this month, it meant that three of the top four home-state prospects in the class of 2019 as rated by Rivals.