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Kentucky loses pledge from Taures Payne

The Kentucky Wildcats are on a nice hot streak with their 2019 class, but it just suffered a loss ahead of the early signing period.

Junior college defensive lineman Taures Payne is no longer a member of Kentucky’s 2019 class, according to KSR and Cats Illustrated.

A 6-4, 265-pound defensive end, Payne hails from Northwest Mississippi Community College. He held scholarship offers from the Maryland Terrapins, Houston Cougars and UCF Knights among others before picking Kentucky this past summer. He also now holds an offer from the Florida Gators, who have been getting buzz in this recruitment lately.