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Sophomore TE Brown takes second Kentucky visit

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

George Brown is one of the nation's top sophomore football players and he has now been to Kentucky on multiple occasions since Mark Stoops took over as the program's head coach.

Brown and his older teammate from Cincinnati (Ohio) Colerain, Tegray Scales, were both in Lexington for the Wildcats' spring game and they were surrounded by some of the other top prospects in Kentucky and Ohio the entire time.

"I hung out with a bunch of my friends," Brown said. "Matt Elam, Darryl Long, Mikel Horton, Mike Edwards, Dorian Hendrix, Darius West and some other guys."

That's almost a who's-who list of the top prospects on Kentucky's recruiting board, and Hendrix is already on board and recruiting for the Wildcats.

Most of the visitors this weekend commented on the size of the crowd at the spring game. Brown noticed that as well, but he didn't seem too shocked.

"The fans are always good," he said. "I got to talk to coach (Vince) Marrow and coach (John) Schlarman a little bit before the game. We all had a really good time.

"There were a lot more people than what I expected. There were a lot of people down there."

Brown said he will return to Kentucky for another visit this summer. His father is planning to bring many of Cincinnati's top prep football players down to UK for one of the Wildcats' summer camps.

Coaches like Vince Marrow and John Schlarman have made it clear that Brown is a top recruiting priority even though he's only a sophomore. Brown, in turn, has made it clear that he feels very comfortable with Mark Stoops' entire staff.

"They said I have a chance to come in and play early. It doesn't really matter to me though," he said. "If I redshirt it just gives me a chance to learn the system."

Florida and Syracuse are among the latest schools to offer Brown. He plans to visit Florida on May 30.

Brown told Cats Illustrated he still does not have any favorites.

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