Household names who had been making catches in Kentucky jerseys almost since Mark Stoops arrived on campus are now mostly gone.
Garrett Johnson, Blake Bone, Charles Walker and their multitude of collective catches have departed, but several young UK wide receivers are vying to take those spots.
“You can see the confidence in all four of those guys; they’re different (now),” offensive coordinator Eddie Gran said of a group of sophomore wide receivers who spent much of last season waiting their turn — Josh Ali, Lynn Bowden, Isaiah Epps and Clevan Thomas.
All of those players are playing at a higher level and not making as many of the freshman mistakes that plagued them last season.