Jefferson & McClain out due to injury; no update on Rodriguez & Wright

The Kentucky Wildcats’ backfield has rapidly gone from being a significant power to a significant query mark.

We already knew star working again Chris Rodriguez Jr. can be out for the primary 3-4 video games resulting from an unknown difficulty.

Now, Kentucky is with out one in all his backups in Sam Houston state switch Ramon Jefferson, who left Saturday’s win over Miami (OH) with an harm.

Throughout his Monday press convention, head coach Mark Stoops introduced that Jefferson will probably be out indefinitely.

“Ramon will probably be out for a number of weeks,” Stoops revealed. “For the prolonged future, Ramon will probably be out.”

Making issues worse is JuTahn McClain additionally left Saturday’s recreation resulting from harm. Stoops stated McClain is now thought of “week-to-week.”

As for Rodriguez and star linebacker Jordan Wright, who additionally missed final week resulting from an unknown difficulty, Stoops nonetheless couldn’t reveal how lengthy these two will probably be out. Neither was listed on this week’s depth chart.

“I don’t have something I can report,” Stoops acknowledged. “I’ve all the time been clear with you, tried to be one of the best I can. There are issues occurring, layers to this, that I’ve been suggested I actually can’t touch upon it.

Final yr at Sam Houston Season, Jefferson ran for 1,155 yards and 13 scores on 173 carries, incomes him FCS Second-Staff All-American honors from the Related Press. He was rated a 4-star switch by 247 Sports activities. He entered the switch portal this offseason and landed at Kentucky.

McClain, now in his third season with the Wildcats, had 34 runs for 165 yards to go together with six catches for 42 yards and one rating in the course of the 2021 season with the Wildcats.

With these two out, Stoops expects redshirt freshman La’Vell Wright to get extra touches this week when Kentucky takes on the Florida Gators.

Beneath, you may see a replay of Stoops’ Monday press convention through UK Athletics.

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