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Ware talks return from injury, UK commitment

Derek Terry
CatsIllustrated.com Staff Writer

Denzel Ware initially was the first commitment for Kentucky in the 2014 class. After decommitting from the Wildcats in April, the Crestview, Fla., defensive end visited UK in early June and once again decided it was the place for him.

Ware hasn't wavered on his commitment since then, nor does he plan to.

"I'm pretty solid to Kentucky," Ware told Cats Illustrated. "There's really nothing that could make me flip to another school at this point."

Despite missing a few of his high school games this season with an injury, Ware was cleared to play last Friday night and promptly recorded 15 tackles, including a sack, in a win over Pine Forest.

When asked about what he has done to put up big numbers this season, Ware's response was short and simple.

"I just keep working harder than the next man." Ware said.

Ware hopes that the hard work he puts in ultimately will lead to early playing time for the Cats next season.

"I definitely see myself coming in there next year and playing," Ware said. "I'm hoping to get some of the shine that we'll have."

The high three-star defender was in Lexington last weekend to watch his future school take on the defending BCS national champion Alabama. Although UK lost the game 48-7, Ware enjoyed his time in the Bluegrass State.

"The visit was nice," Ware said. "I was able to be around a crazy fan base. Just being in that atmosphere was pretty good."

The Sunshine State native has set his official visit for Dec. 14, when UK is likely to host plenty of its commitments. Perhaps more importantly for UK, in-state four-star defensive tackle Matt Elam is scheduled to be in Lexington for his official visit.

Although Ware said he doesn't do as much personal recruiting as some of his fellow 2014 commits, he is hoping Elam will ultimately play his college ball at UK.

"I really want to play with Matt Elam," said Ware, who hasn't set any other visits and doesn't plan to. "We have become very close over the times we've been with each other and I badly want to play beside him."

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