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Kentucky eyes potential redshirt for Daveren Rayner
The Kentucky Wildcats are off to a 2-2 start this season. While it’s only Week 5 this coming weekend, the Cats are looking onward toward the 2025 season with one key defender, Daveren Rayner.
Rayner was a healthy scratch against the Ohio Bobcats, a game the Cats won with ease. However, the star linebacker would’ve typically been listed on the depth chart and seen a good chunk of snaps.
He didn’t Saturday, which started to draw out the questions of what was going on.
On Monday, head coach Mark Stoops revealed that the team is eyeing a redshirt for Rayner so he could potentially return for a final season in 2025 as a more integral part of this defense.
“We’re going to see. There’s a possibility we may look to redshirt him and get him back (next year), just to let him really get his strength and body weight up to what he’s capable of. We’ll see,” said Stoops.
Rayner has played four years so far, spending 2020-22 with Northern Illinois. He then brought his talents to Kentucky for the 2023 season, where he saw time in 13 games and ended with 30 tackles and two pass deflections.
The Cats have one of the best defenses in the conference and could still maintain that strength without Rayner. Bringing that type of leadership back next season could be a huge boost with Jamon Dumas-Johnson and D’Eryk Jackson having no remaining eligibility after this season.
The 6-foot-3, 212-pound Rayner does lack some size for the position, but he ultimately could become an every-down linebacker next season if he returns to Kentucky.
PENDLETON CO., Ky. — A woman was killed, and two juveniles were seriously injured Friday night in a two-vehicle crash in Pendleton County, Kentucky State Police said.
Police said troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash near the 2600 block of US-27 around 9 p.m. Friday.
Troopers found that 67-year-old Sandra Barker was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox north on US-27 when she crossed the center line and struck a 2018 Ram truck that was being driven by a 57-year-old man.
Barker was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Two juveniles, who were passengers in the Ram truck, were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Police did not say if the 57-year-old driver of the truck was injured or not.
Troopers said the investigation into the crash is in the early stages, and it’s being reconstructed by Kentucky State Police’s Post 6 in Dry Ridge.
Troopers were assisted by the Pendleton County Coroner’s Office, Pendleton County EMS, Pendleton County Fire Department, Southern Campbell EMS, Northern Pendleton Fire/EMS and AirCare.
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Is the mint julep overhyped? See what was said at Kentucky Derby 2026.
Courier Journal’s Keely Doll and Olivia Evans asked racegoers at the 152nd Kentucky Derby if the mint julep, a derby-staple, live up to its hype.
It’s National Mint Julep Day, a celebration of one of Kentucky’s most recognizable cocktails.
The popular bourbon drink has long been tied to Louisville and the Kentucky Derby. According to Churchill Downs, about 127,000 mint juleps are served over the two-day Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby weekend.
How to make a mint julep
Let’s Talk Derby: How to make a mint julep for the Kentucky Derby
It’s time for another ‘Let’s Talk Derby with Kathryn and Kirby’ video. Learn how to make the official drink of the Kentucky Derby: the mint julep.
How many mint juleps are served during Kentucky Derby weekend each year?
According to Churchill Downs, about 127,000 mint juleps are served over the two days of Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby weekend. This number of cocktails requires more than 10,000 bottles of bourbon, 2,250 pounds of freshly harvested mint and 475,000 pounds of ice.
The mint julep has been a traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby for nearly a century.
Reach Marina Johnson at Marina.Johnson@courier-journal.com.
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