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Kentucky down another left tackle with Naasir Watkins out at Texas A&M

UK coach Mark Stoops' post-South Carolina news conference Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky's offensive line depth will be further tested when the Wildcats head to Texas A&M this week.

Redshirt freshman offensive tackle Naasir Watkins was removed from UK's pre-Texas A&M depth chart after suffering a knee injury against South Carolina. Stoops said after the game Watkins was likely to miss "a short period of time" but the injury was "nothing major."

With Watkins unavailable, Kentucky elevated freshman Darian Kinnard to the No. 2 left tackle spot behind sophomore E.