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Ohio lineman part of big junior day at Kentucky

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Three schools lead for Zach Harmon, an offensive guard from Toledo (Ohio) Central Catholic. Harmon is still waiting for that first offer but he's got reason to be optimistic about this weekend.

Harmon attended UK's invite-only junior day as part of a big contingent from the Buckeye State. While Kentucky hasn't offered it's clear the Wildcats are interested.

"I came with a teammate, Paul Moses," Harmon said. "Coach (John Schlarman) said he was really impressed with me. He thought I'm a good, smart football player. Coach (Vince) Marrow, the tight ends coach, said he really likes me.

"They're going to have a staff meeting and they might talk about offering me."

The 6-foot-4, 265-pound offensive guard said the trip was heavily focused on academics and what the new staff plans to do. Kentucky is recruiting him as a center, and based on the research Harmon himself as done that's an intriguing possibility.

"They didn't mention anything (about the depth chart) but I did some research and they have two centers on the roster and one is graduating. I'm pretty sure they're graduating one," he said.

In other words it could be a good opportunity for Harmon at the position.

Harmon was only able to stay for half of the basketball game because his mother wasn't feeling well but he still got a pretty good feel for the atmosphere.

"It was a pretty cool experience," he said. "I had never been to a big basketball game like that."

Last summer Harmon took trips to Ohio State, Northwestern and Cincinnati. He has also attended junior days at Indiana and Toledo. He will visit Buffalo and Kent State next.

Three schools are ahead of the rest of the field.

"Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio State are pretty much my favorites," he said.

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