Mark Stoops didn’t shy away from setting lofty expectations for Kentucky’s true freshmen during the preseason. Not only did the head football coach say it was the program’s best freshmen class since he arrived in Lexington, he added that as many as seven newcomers would play from day one.
No downplaying the abilities of the vets and certainly no disrespect. The kids are just that talented.
“This class that we have right now — Vince (Marrow) and I haven’t talked about this but I imagine he’d say the same thing — I think this class, this group of freshmen we have on our campus right now is the best we’ve ever had, the most ready to contribute.