John Clay's Sidelines

Big Blue Links for Tuesday:

• Chip Cosby of the Herald-Leader writes that UK quarterback Mike Hartline wants to go beyond managing the game.
• Chip blogs on the UK football leadership council.
• H-L’s Mark Story writes what a difference a month makes for UK, U of L.
• Herald-Leader reports that UK women have signed two basketball standouts from D.C. area.
• Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger writes that Daniel Orton is 100 percent committed to the Cats.
• Vaught also gets a sense from Orton’s father that UK thinks Patrick Patterson may be leaving for the NBA.
• Kentucky Sports Radio has the same feeling about Patterson.
• The C-J’s Chris Diggs thinks Kentucky is in the driver’s seat for Xavier Henry.
• Ryan Abner of the Oklahoman reports that John Calipari has told Henry family he will apply with NCAA for waiver allowing C.J. Henry to play immediately. (Hat tip to Spam’s Wildcat Page.)
• The C-J’s Rick Bozich shoots down rumors that Kenny Payne will be on Calipari’s staff.

• Keith Taylor of the Winchester Sun writes that Calipari has the state beaming.
• Kenny Colston of the Kentucky Kernel writes that unexpected stars have risen during spring practice.
• The Kernel’s B.W. Jones writes on the UK secondary.
• Metz Camfield of the Kernel writes that UK baseball hopes to make a late-season push.
• Eric Lindsey of Cat Scratches also previews the UK secondary.