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Stallings chooses UK, ends recruitment

Justin Rowland
CatsIllustrated.com Football Recruiting Analyst

It wasn't easy but he doesn't have any doubts. Jervontius Stallings is your newest Wildcat commit.

The Hoover (Ala.) Spain Park interior offensive lineman had told Cats Illustrated as recently as earlier this week that he wanted to visit Colorado this weekend before making his decision, but Stallings ultimately decided that Kentucky is where he wanted to be.

The 6-foot-4, 296-pound offensive lineman visited Kentucky two weekends ago and Mississippi State just a few days ago. It was a difficult choice because he knows several players on the Mississippi State roster, but the trip to UK won him over.

"I fell in love with the coaching staff," he said, noting that Derrick Ansley and John Schlarman were the recruiting coaches he spoke with the most on his visit.

Ansley recruits Alabama and Schlarman will be Stallings' position coach at UK.

"I also fell in love with a lady named Barb," Stallings said with a laugh, referring to Barb Deniston, the Director of Academic Services. "It's not so much what she said. She was just herself. She had a great personality."

UK commits Stanley "Boom" Williams and Blake Bone also made the trip go smoothly.

"If you've seen my Twitter page and seen #BBB then that means 'Boom, Blake and Bunkie,'" he said, the last name being his own nickname. "I'm real excited about the class we have coming in."

Kentucky has just one spot remaining and it's currently reserved for John Hardin defensive tackle Matt Elam, who decides tomorrow between UK and Alabama. Kentucky, whose recruiting efforts are now spearheaded by recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow, currently sits at No. 13 in the Rivals team recruiting rankings and is poised for what will be, by far, it's been class in school history.

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