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Linebacker Hendrix make verbal commitment

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Kentucky didn't sign any linebackers in the last recruiting class so the position was a great need in this cycle. The Wildcats are off to a great start with a commitment from Dorian Hendrix.

Hendrix, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound linebacker from Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne, has known what he has wanted to do for a while now.

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"I've probably known for a while now. Probably for about a month," Hendrix told Cats Illustrated shortly after his commitment on Friday.

Hendrix attended Kentucky's practice on Friday and while he knew what he wanted to do going into the trip he also wanted one final trip to seal the deal. He was able to speak with the coaches again, and that was key. The staff has always been a huge reason for Hendrix's interest in Kentucky.

"It was the staff," he said. "I've just got such a great relationship with those guys. Coach (Vince) Marrow, Coach (Mark) Stoops, Coach (D.J.) Eliot, Coach (Derrick) Ansley ... all of those guys. I've got a great relationship with all of them.

"I went to the practice today and got to talk to some of the players and they said nothing but good things about the school. The academics are great, the staff is great, the campus is just beautiful. It really does sound like it's the perfect place."

The staff also told Hendrix he will have a chance to crack the depth chart early in his college career. He knew it wasn't just talk, either.

"Absolutely," he said. "Playing time was one of the things they sold me on, not signing any linebackers in the last class. I'll have a chance to come in and play right away."

Hendrix also had offers from Illinois, Indiana and several MAC schools. He had entertained interest from Northwestern, Wisconsin and Duke, among others.

At the Best of the Midwest combine in February, Hendrix was rated the No. 15 performer there, with many of the region's top prospects making the trip to Indianapolis for that event. He was the third-best linebacker at the event according to Rivals.com Midwest analyst Josh Helmholdt.

Hendrix will return to Kentucky for the spring game. Now he goes from being recruited to doing some recruiting himself.

"I'm actually down here with Thaddeus Snodgrass, another guy they're recruiting now," he said. "I've talked to him, Mike Edwards, Mikel Horton, George Brown in the '15 class, Derek Kief ... all those guys. I'm going try and get them down here."


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