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Fresh off UK visit, OL Taylor says decision is looming

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Brady Taylor told Cats Illustrated shortly after the Kentucky spring game that he has a clear favorite and it will not be much longer before he makes his college decision.

Taylor, an offensive tackle from Columbus, Ohio, doesn't want to make any kind of announcement before the end of the spring evaluation period just so he knows what all of his options are likely to be. But he won't wait much longer than that.

"I'll probably [commit] by the end of the spring evaluation," Taylor said. "It won't be too much longer."

And that's very good news for Kentucky.

Taylor visited UK over the weekend and said the spring game was one of the highlights of the entire recruiting process to date.

"It was pretty awesome. It was special," Taylor said. "The whole atmosphere was impressive. When you're walking around in the stadium and people are calling out your name because they knew who we were, there was just a family feel. They all accepted me.

"The crowd was obviously crazy but even in the locker room where we went after the game coach (Mark) Stoops was very laid back and really related well with the kids. They prayed the Our Father after the game and that was a big thing for me because I'm Catholic.

"I'd say I'm probably very high on Kentucky," he said.

Taylor went on to say that UK has a solid lead over the rest of the field though he does have plenty of MAC offers and interest from Michigan State and Boston College to take into consideration.

Kentucky's current lead is significant because Taylor does not have any other college visits scheduled for the foreseeable future.

Vince Marrow and John Schlarman are both recruiting Taylor but the Cats' tight ends coach has taken the leading role.

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