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Who could be the Next Kentucky Football Commitment?
Big Blue Nation received some surprising, welcome news on Thursday afternoon when Cedric “CJ” Works announced his commitment to Kentucky.
A four-star talent, Works became the highest-ranked player in Kentucky’s 2025 recruiting class, vaulting the Wildcats up to No. 24 nationally in the On3 Team Industry Rankings. Ranked as the No. 143 player overall, he is the third Top 200 player in the class, joining DB Martels Carter and RB Marquise Davis.
Vince Marrow’s work is far from finished. Another Top 200 player may join the fold with a few other impressive prospects.
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Tight End Off the Board
Before we get to the good news, there’s some bad news we must share. For the second straight year, Ohio State stepped in to snag a tight end from Cleveland that was on the verge of pulling the trigger and committing to Kentucky. A year ago it was Damarion Witten. This summer the Cats are missing out on Brody Lennon.
Lennon is an exceptional athlete for his size. If he camped at Ohio State, he was probably going to get an offer. Lennon did not make the trip to Columbus for a few weeks. He changed his mind just a few days away from his official visit to Kentucky. Lennon earned the offer, officially visited a week later, then pulled the trigger and committed to today. Ya can’t win ’em all, especially against Ohio State for kids from Ohio.
Kentucky Trending for Multiple Players
The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) nailed the Works commitment, despite significant interest from Penn State and Florida. The RPM Machine believes the Cats are staying hot.
Despite multiple picks from 247 Alabama insiders, Kentucky leads the way for Frankfort DL Javeon Campbell, the No. 167 player in America. An impressive Ohio athlete who visited last week, Top 200 CB Dawayne Galloway, is trending toward Kentucky according to On3’s RPM.
Kentucky has one offensive tackle in the fold, but two more bricks may soon be added to the Big Blue Wall. The Wildcats are the favorite to land Jermiel Atkins, who announces his commitment on July 4. On Thursday On3’s Steve Wiltfong submitted an RPM pick for Kentucky to land Florida offensive tackle Bryan Auguste, who officially visited earlier this month.
Although the RPM machine isn’t buying all the way in, Adam Luckett shared on 11 Personnel that he believes Kalen Edwards is another one to closely keep an eye on. The Tennessee athlete is a true nose tackle prospect who is an ideal fit in Kentucky’s 3-4 defense.
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GRAYSON, Ky. (WSAZ) – New information has been released in the search for a missing woman at Grayson Lake.
According to game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Marly Kinney, 19, of Ashland, was last seen at Grayson Lake on Wednesday afternoon.
They say search efforts are focused on the water at this time and include Kentucky State Police aerial support, drones, boats, and K9 assistance.
Crews suspend search for missing teen for the night
The search is now into its third day, with officials saying on and off rain has hindered their search and that a group of 50 volunteers are walking the banks of the lake to help in the search.
Search and rescue boats have been seen at the lake as well.
Officials say there are still many questions, including if Kinney is still alive and where exactly she went missing.
They also say they’ve been using a variety of equipment, including sonar and thermal detectors, as well as helicopters and underwater drones.
WSAZ received a statement from Kinney’s family Friday afternoon:
“We are very appreciative of the absolute surplus of support from law enforcement, search and rescue, 1st responders, and all of the community and its volunteers that are here with us and for us searching for Marly. We do not even know how to express our absolute gratitude to you all. We continue to have faith she will be found and brought back to us. We know we have the very best people doing all they can to bring her home.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
We are still working to get more information.
Previous coverage can be found here.
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13 things more likely to happen than winning the Powerball jackpot
Hoping to win the Powerball jackpot? Here are 13 things more likely to happen than becoming an instant millionaire.
The Kentucky Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at Thursday, June 25, 2026 winning numbers for each game.
Cash Ball
02-08-24-32, Cash Ball: 09
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Pick 3
Evening: 6-3-0
Midday: 9-6-0
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Pick 4
Evening: 5-7-6-0
Midday: 5-2-6-6
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Millionaire for Life
03-13-14-34-45, Bonus: 01
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On Thursday, Kentucky’s home and away SEC opponents for the 2026-27 season were revealed and on top of learning the three opponents who they will play twice, there are some very intriguing matchups. In conference play, Kentucky will face six teams who are among the top 25 in many preseason rankings.
In SEC play, Kentucky will play Tennessee, Vandy and Ole Miss all both home and away. The home matchups include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vandy. As for the road tilts, the Wildcats will face Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee and Vandy. Let’s take a look at some interesting developments from the schedule release.
John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena (again)
In Calipari’s first year with Arkansas, he got the best of Kentucky when he came into Rupp Arena and left with a 10-point victory, a game where you could really feel the tension all game long in the building from Kentucky fans, which translated onto the court with the players. Last season, it was Kentucky who shocked everyone when they stole one on the road against a top 20 Arkansas team after a rough up-and-down season up to that point. Now, the two will face off again as Kentucky will look to get the win in Rupp and make sure Calipari doesn’t get two in a row in the building. It’ll be another highly-anticipated showdown.
Kentucky hits the road at Texas
This is shaping up to be a major challenge for Kentucky next season and may even end up being one of the biggest games of the season. Texas is seen by many as a clear top 10 team, with some even having them within the top five and when you combine that with the fact that the game is on the road, the Wildcats will have their hands full. The Wildcats fell to the longhorns in the 2024-25 season, and it’ll be a much stiffer challenge this time.
Which game could be a trap?
We don’t have the game-by-game dates yet, so it’s hard to say with a lot of confidence, but opponent-wise, Georgia could really give Kentucky fits. In Pope’s first year, his team struggled handling the physicality of the Bulldogs and now, they’ve retained one of their best guards for another year and have added physicality through the portal. Mike White’s teams love to make opponents uncomfortable and they could do that once again down in Athens. Another sneaky team to watch is Oklahoma, who will have very good guard play. Kentucky will face both teams on the road.
Overall, it’s a pretty fair SEC schedule for a Kentucky team who has the capability of a return to being atop the conference once again. Mark Pope has such a system-fit squad and he can do some damage in the SEC.
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