UK FB Fall Camp Recaps/News

quote:

---

Capacity has been the name of the game throughout camp, with Mark Stoops constantly preaching both to the media and in the locker room that his team must be able to handle more if the Wildcats are going to break through this season. On that front, camp has been a success.

---

quote:

---

“We do have tools,” Gran said. “The name of the game will be us being consistent. We can’t go two quarters sky high. And then the next two quarters, we don’t get a first down. You can’t do that. Your mindset has gotta be different.”

---

quote:

---

It’s been an annual tradition through his first three seasons, Stoops coming to a post-practice press conference ready to rip his team for a lackluster effort. Last year, it memorably resulted in an impromptu evening practice mostly conducted in the dark. This season, it hasn’t yet happened.

The closest Stoops has come to voicing out-and-out displeasure was following Saturday’s scrimmage, when he expressed concern over UK’s depth. But even those feelings he walked back slightly after film review over the weekend.

“I felt like after watching the scrimmage, again, there was some really good things in there,” Stoops said. “I felt like we made a big jump defensively. As I touched on after the scrimmage, depth is an issue, but we're gonna be just fine. As you piece it all together and put everyone together and move some guys around, we're gonna be in good shape.”

---

quote:

---

One of the best battles in camp is at inside linebacker alongside Courtney Love, where Jordan Jones and Eli Brown are jockeying for position. “Jordan, he and Eli are battling for the starting middle linebacker position,” Stoops said. “Both of them have shown very good promise. Both make a few mistakes but they’re playing really good football.”

---

quote:

---

Transfer De’Niro Laster appears to have found a home. The former Minnesota Golden Gopher bounced early in camp between inside and outside linebacker, but he’s spending his time inside now. “That’s the best position for him, but De’Niro is versatile,” Stoops said. “We’re trying to find the best spot for him, and I felt like inside was best for him.”

---

quote:

---

After commenting that UK needed to build depth at defensive line and linebacker, Stoops said freshmen T.J. Carter and Kash Daniel will be prepared to play week one.

---