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Posted by eleem (Member # 884) on 01-09-2015, 02:58 PM:

Darrin Hall
Darrin Hall

A few minutes after Damien Harris announced his commitment to Alabama on Friday, there was a tweet from UK Coach Mark Stoops.

“Reassess– Reaffirm– Reattack,” it read.

Will the reassessment include going after another running back in 2015? It might.

Darrin Hall and Jamarius Henderson are two names that have popped up in recent weeks as possible alternatives should Harris not commit to the Wildcats. There could be others added to that list between now and signing day.

Hall is a four-star prospect and considered the No. 22 running back in the class of 2015 by Rivals.com. He committed to Pittsburgh in August but that program has since gone through a head coaching change, and he did have a relationship with UK’s coaches before his pledge to the Panthers.

The 5-foot-11 prospect is from Youngstown, Ohio, the hometown of Stoops and recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow and a city that his produced several UK recruits since they arrived in Lexington. Expect those coaches to be in contact with Hall over the next few days to gauge his interest in the Wildcats’ program.

Henderson — a three-star player from Alabama — isn’t as highly touted as Hall, but he did run for nearly 3,500 yards and a whopping 48 touchdowns this past season. Rivals.com ranks the 5-11 recruit as the No. 30 athlete in the class of 2015.

Florida has recently expressed interest in Henderson, who as of this week was still considering taking an official visit to UK and probably won’t make a final decision until signing day. New Troy head coach Neal Brown is also pursuing Henderson.

There’s also the possibility that UK does not add a running back in this recruiting cycle.

At the moment, the Wildcats are expected to return seniors Braylon Heard and Josh Clemons, junior Jojo Kemp and sophomores Stanley “Boom” Williams and Mikel Horton. Williams led the team in rushing last season with 486 yards.

One last scenario: UK continues to recruit Harris up until national signing day on Feb. 4. The UK coaches have been pursuing him ever since they got to Lexington more than two years ago, so what’s another three weeks of recruiting?

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Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 01-09-2015, 03:42 PM:

In the above article it says Henderson is number 30 athlete in the 2015 class but only rated a 3 star. I'm wondering how he got such a high placement as a 3 star. We had nobody last year that was the type runner we need and I don't see our roster being much different in 2015.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 01-09-2015, 04:24 PM:

ELEEM THAT HALL KID SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD BACK, 4 STAR. I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE TALENT WISE BETWEEN HIM AND HARISS. I NEVER HEARD OF HIM, U THE MAN ELEEM. ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO UR FINDS AND INSIGHT.

Posted by rlt4uk (Member # 3194) on 01-09-2015, 07:18 PM:

Bama cat, Jadarrius Henderson is the real deal i've been following him for 3 years now. He's one of the hardest runner i've ever seen. His size and speed are as good as harris'.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-11-2015, 06:16 PM:

rlt, that's good information and thanks for the heads up!