C.J. Conrad – Noteworthy
It’s a sad update to a story that LEX 18 has been following. Kentucky’s CJ Conrad will not be able to participate in Pro Day due to a previously undiagnosed heart condition. Earlier this week, Conrad tweeted that the defect was found during a physical and kept him out of the NFL Combine. He had hoped to be able to participate in UK Pro Day. Kentucky Sports Radio is now reporting that Conrad will not be cleared. – Lexington KY News
Terry Wilson – Noteworthy
Historically, successful quarterbacks at Kentucky have made substantial jumps in performance in their second seasons as starters. Though he hit a rough patch in the middle of the season (see at Texas A&M and versus Vanderbilt), Wilson mostly avoided game-altering mistakes and contributed some timely clutch performances. Accounting for three touchdowns, Wilson was one of the stars of the program-defining win at Florida. The QB directed UK on a final-series TD drive that yielded a miraculous victory at Missouri. For a quarterback, “winning 10 games in the SEC is a pretty big deal,” Stoops said. Overall, the 6-foot-3, 205-pound product of Oklahoma City ran for 547 yards and four touchdowns and threw for 1,889 yards and 11 scores.
Wilson’s completion percentage, 67.2, was stellar, too. Yet one had the sense that Kentucky coaches felt like that at least partly owed to the QB not taking risks to convert some available opportunities. If UK quarterback history holds, the arc of Terry Wilson’s performance in his second season as the Wildcats’ starter should head upward. Asked last month what he expects from Wilson, Stoops said “growth in all areas – decision-making, accuracy, converting on some of the opportunities that we have down the field. We weren’t far off on a lot, and we need to improve on some of those. And we will, and he will.” – Herald Leader