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Football Cats recover with Richardson commit

Justin Rowland
CatsIllustrated.com Football Recruiting Analyst

Monday was a tough day for Kentucky on the recruiting trail but the Wildcats bounced back in a huge way on Tuesday.

Top 2015 running back Damien Harris committed to Michigan and offensive lineman Brady Taylor picked Virginia Tech over the Cats on Monday. But that was yesterday.

Tuesday the Cats hit the reset button and scored with a huge commitment from Nick Richardson, a 6-foot-4, 285-pound lineman from Westerville (Ohio) Central. Richardson is a four-star lineman and checks in at No. 202 on the Rivals250.

Richardson was not immediately available for comment but Cats Illustrated first reported the news after sources close to the situation confirmed the pledge had gone through. He then confirmed what had been reported via Twitter.

Richardson is Kentucky's seventh recruit rated as four-stars and is the Wildcats' sixth commitment that holds down a spot on the Rivals250. Kentucky's class, which is shaping up to be the best in school history by far, moves past Miami in the national rankings and into third place, just behind Tennessee and Florida State.

Kentucky could take as many as two more offensive linemen in the current recruiting cycle but may just take one. It is expected that the Cats will look to the junior college ranks for immediate help in the trenches with three high school linemen currently on board.

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