Mark Stoops' 2019 signing day news conference. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal
LEXINGTON, Ky. – As Mark Stoops and Scott Satterfield wrapped up their 2019 recruiting classes in recent weeks, the next phase of the Kentucky-Louisville football rivalry was already developing.
On back-to-back weekends in the last month, the two programs hosted their annual spring “junior day” recruiting showcases, attracting many of the top players from around the state and region to their campuses.
The backdrop was clear.
As former Louisville coach Bobby Petrino and his staff’s recruiting efforts in the city and around the state lagged in the last year, Stoops and UK recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow swooped in to land four Louisville high school stars in the 2019 class, including four-star recruits J.