Kentucky native Fred Farrier continues to impress during fall camp

Fall camp is underway for the Kentucky Wildcats as we are now close to three weeks away from the opening kickoff at Kroger Field on August 31st.

Once again, Mark Stoops and his staff crushed the transfer portal, bringing in top talents such as Brock Vandagriff, Ja’Mori McClain, Chip Trayanum, and a few others to help impact the offense. One of the shocking surprises of fall camp however has come from a Bluegrass native in Fred Farrier II.

A transfer wide-out from UAB, Farrier comes to Lexington after two seasons in Birmingham. The Frankfort (KY) native and Franklin County product is already making waves with the Kentucky offensive staff and earning some praise from the new Offensive Coordinator, Bush Hamdan, in a recent press conference.

“For so many of these guys, as you know, it’s the football part of it, and it’s that consistency over intensity, day in and day out. Fred is one of those guys that I’m not necessarily mentioning in the media every day, and I think for him, he’s been able to just put his head down and go to work for three, four months,” Hamdan said of Farrier. “I think he, of all the guys on this offensive roster, is a guy that we have been tremendously proud of for those reasons.”

Farrier also recently spoke with Aaron Gershon of The Cats Pause, and had this to say about the chip on his shoulder he has as he makes his return to the Commonwealth.

“Most definitely,” Farrier told the Gershon. “ Being back home, that’s definitely the main reason why I came back, honestly. Just to be able to put my hometown on my back and really show the state of Kentucky I’m still here, I’m still making plays and stuff like that.”

The receiver room has plenty of talent, including Barion Brown and Dane Key, but it does have some question marks. It looks like Farrier may be a player who wants to ensure that those question marks get a positive answer from the opening kick.

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