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Big Blue Links for Sunday:
- UNLV thinks it has a shot at landing hometown hero Shabazz Muhammad, writes Gary Bedore of the Lawerence Journal-World. UNLV’s new coach, Dave Rice, is the older brother of Muhammad’s high school coach.
- Muhammad’s focus and effort are just as impressive as his talent, writes Mike DeCourcy for Sporting News. The Class of 2012′s No. 1 player toughed it out through a foot injury in Las Vegas.
- Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports says most everyone believes Andre Drummond will find a way to skip college.
- Joker Phillips will live up to his name at the UK women’s football clinic, says Jen Smith of the Herald-Leader. “It’s like the coaches’ inner comedian comes out,” said one UK official involved with the event.
- A former UK quarterback, Andre Woodson, has taken the current UK quarterback, Morgan Newton, under his wing, writes Smith of the H-L. Woodson is a grad assistant with the football staff this year.
- Newton gets a lesson in preparation at the Manning Camp, reports Brent Carney of WLEX.
- My Sunday column says the BBVA Compass Bowl hopefully served as an excellent wake-up call for the football Cats.
- Matt Bracken of the Baltimore Sun writes on Travaughn Paschal, a defensive end/linebacker who has committed to Kentucky. After a high school injury, Paschal spent two years at Fork Union Military.
- Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger talks to Harold Graeter of the Liberty Bowl about the perception of Kentucky football right now.
- Can anyone stop the SEC’s reign? asks Tailgate Review.
- Josh Harrellson visits Cardinal Hill:
