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Cats still have a shot at WR Pinckney

Justin Rowland
CatsIllustrated.com Football Recruiting Analyst

Three-star receiver JayJay Pinckney recently went public with his top four and Kentucky wasn't in it. But maybe it's not as simple as that.

Cats Illustrated spoke with the 6-foot-3, 172-pound athlete and he confirmed that Boston College, Cincinnati, Indiana and Michigan State are the schools at the top of his list. But he also confirmed what was first reported by Cats Illustrated: That he would be visiting Kentucky this week.

"I'm going to be there (this) Thursday and Friday," Pinckney said last week. "I've never been there before so I'm looking forward to it."

And the Wildcats might not have too much ground to make up.

"I mean, they're right there. I have a top four but I'm still really looking at (Kentucky). I just put out a top four but I basically consider them in the top group," he said.

Not surprisingly Vince Marrow is a big reason for that.

"I've talked to him about three or four times," Pinckney said of Marrow. "I've known him for a while. He's a family friend. He's just a great guy. He's really straight forward and a comfortable guy to be around. We've known him for a while. He's been in Toledo and he's coached up here.

"He's the recruiter for my area and we've just been trying to plan a time for me to get down there. I'm going with my mom."

The Sylvania (Ohio) Southview prospect said he's hoping to learn more about Kentucky when he visits the school for the first time. Since he already "basically" considers Kentucky part of his top group of schools he noted that the Wildcats could easily crack that top four.

Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, Pinckney is the No. 55 rising senior in the state of Ohio.


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