Big Blue Links for Friday:
- Jennifer Hewlett of the Herald-Leader writes on the death of former UK star Mike Casey.
- Tom Leach writes on Mike Casey.
- The H-L’s Jerry Tipton writes that Nolan Dennis is in no rush to commit.
- Tipton also writes that Daniel Orton is keeping his options open.
- Here is a Herald-Leader page devoted to possible UK recruits.
- Chip Cosby writes that there is strength in UK’s offensive line numbers.
- Mark Story writes that Rajon Rondo and the NBA are a perfect fit.
- David Climer of the Tennessean writes that John Calipari raises the bar high for the SEC.
- Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today writes that top recruits are scrambling.
- Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger reports that Eric Bledsoe has UK behind Florida on his list.
- Vaught talks to Jon Hood, who says he is 95 percent sure he’ll be a Cat.
- Vaught argues that the media needs to show proof of violations when it comes to Calipari.
- Testudo Times reports that Kansas has room for Xavier Henry or Lance Stephenson, but not both.
- Jody Demling of the Courier-Journal writes on the Derby Classic.
- Ken Howlett of A Sea of Blue looks at Calipari’s staff.
- Jon Hale of the Kentucky Kernel writes on UK baseball alumni.
- The Kernel’s Metz Camfield previews the UK-Georgia baseball series.
- James Pennington of the Kernel writes on the Derby Classic.
- Straitpinkie gives a UK recruiting update.
- Steve Tressler brings back the Calipari-John Chaney video.

John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at jclay@herald-leader.com.
Condolences to the Casey family.
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Also this column by Larry Vaught should be required reading to all those you think Calipari cheats to get his recruits:
http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=49272&format=html
Mark Liptak