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The work never stops for Mark Stoops and Co. as they look to keep Kentucky Football competitive with the ever-daunting SEC. A big piece of their 2025 class comes off the board today when 4-star recruit Dawayne Galloway is expected to announce his college decision today.

The standout cornerback out of Ohio is a consensus top-250 recruit ranked as high as 112th nationally by Rivals. He’s the kind of prospect you feel good about making an impact in the SEC, especially with Stoops’ history of developing high-level defensive backs.

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Get Galloway, and Kentucky is starting to flirt with a potential top-10 class…

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Athletic OT Jermiel Atkins commits to Kentucky – Cats Pause
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Swimming & Diving Places 22 Individuals on CSCAA Scholar All-America Team – UK Athletics
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Kentucky breaches ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 – Cats Pause
The Wildcats are one of nine SEC teams in the top 25.

Film Room: Jermiel Atkins – KSR
New Kentucky tackle commit Jermiel Atkins is a developmental prospect who’s bringing a high ceiling to Lexington.

Andrew Stargel Commits To UCF – 247 Sports
Kentucky, NC State, and Ohio State made big pushes to land Stargel, who will now head to the Big 12.

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Oh Bengals…

Like father, like son – LaVar Arrington II to Penn State – ESPN
In this week’s edition of let’s feel old, LaVar Arrington II, son of former Penn State All-American and seven-year NFL veteran LaVar Arrington, announced his commitment to Penn State.

State of the Tennessee Titans: Brian Callahan era begins after transformative offseason – NFL
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88-year-old ‘Proud’ Foster Mom Retires After Raising Over 40 Children – GNN
Emma Patterson is one of the foster parents in the county who has housed the most children long-term and one of the longest-serving foster parents.

U.S. Marshals Find 200 Missing Children Across the Nation During 6-Week Special Operation – GNN
It resulted in the recovery and removal of 123 children from dangerous situations. An additional 77 missing children were located and found to be in safe locations.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) – Kentucky football continues to add to an impressive 2025 recruiting class. Jermiel Atkins, a 3-star offensive tackle, verbally committed to the Wildcats on Thursday.

Atkins announced his verbal commitment on his personal Instagram.

The Dayton, Ohio native listed as 6 foot 8 inches, 290 pounds chose Kentucky over offers from Virginia Tech, Arizona State, Eastern Kentucky, and others.

Atkins’ verbal commitment comes one day after the Wildcats added 4-star defensive lineman, Kalen Edwards.

Kentucky football’s 2025 recruiting class now ranks 16th in the nation and 8th in the Southeastern Conference, according to 247Sports.

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