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UK commit Pullium gets first look at Campus

Justin Rowland
CatsIllustrated.com Football Recruiting Analyst

When Shyquawn Pullium committed to Kentucky he did so even though he had never visited the school. So his official visit over the weekend was pretty important.

It was a first impression and a last impression as well. Pullium won't be visiting Kentucky again before he enrolls in January, so this was his only opportunity to ascertain whether he could actually see himself in Lexington.

He gave the trip good reviews when Cats Illustrated caught up with him shortly before he boarded his plane.

"I had a good time. It's a pretty nice campus. The coaches are good guys and the players seemed to get along pretty well," Pullium said. "Coach (Derrick) Ansley and Coach (Chad) Scott are the coaches that were around the most so I talked to them a lot."

Ansley and Scott were the two largely responsible for recruiting Pullium. Ansley will be his positional coach once Pullium arrives in Lexington and joins the football program and Scott has a big hand in recruiting junior college prospects.

The coaches arranged it so Melvin Lewis and Nate Willis would spend plenty of time with Pullium throughout the weekend. The two Wildcats, both junior college transfers themselves, made Pullium feel right at home.

On the field Pullium saw some problem areas but believes the fix is just a matter of getting the right players in the right places.

"The game was all right. It was a pretty good game. They've got a couple of guys playing in different positions but I thought they played pretty good," he said.

"Overall the trip was real nice. I'd say it was better than I expected it to be."

Pullium, who was committed to Penn State coming out of high school as a member of the Class of 2010, had said prior to the official visit that he still would take trips to Arizona State and Cincinnati. Has that changed?

"I probably still will visit Arizona State and Cincinnati but I'm committed to Kentucky and that's not gonna change it," he said.

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