Dennis Johnson Named First-Team Preseason All-America: Sophomore defensiveend Dennis Johnson has been named first-team preseason All-America by theCollege Football News internet site maintained by Pro Football Weekly.
Regarding the four defensive lineman picks, the site reads, “Haven’t heardof them? You will. In 1999, these four are the most unblockable playersin the country and are huge headaches for opposing offensive coordinatorsand quarterbacks Sum (Regarding Johnson) It’s too much pressure to put on asophomore but we’ll do it anyway. Dennis Johnson looks like Bruce Smith.He was very, very good in his freshman season and if he develops into abetter football player and not just a spectacular athlete, we’re talkingtop-five draft pick. Tim Couch was the recruit that put Kentucky footballon the map but Johnson was just as good a recruit and is just as good.”
The College Football News site can be accessed atwww.collegefootballnews.com.
Johnson totaled 26 tackles in 1998, including three tackles for loss andtwo quarterback sacks. He recovered two fumbles, caused a fumble, andblocked a field goal.
Four Wildcats Named Honorable Mention Preseason All-America: Four KentuckyWildcats, senior halfback Anthony White, junior wide receiver QuentinMcCord, senior linebacker Jeff Snedegar, and sophomore defensive end DennisJohnson, have been named honorable mention preseason All-America by theCollege Sports News internet site. The site can be accessed atwww.collegesportsnews.com.
Here are the players’ key stats from last season:
White rushed for 437 yards and two touchdowns in 1998. He led thenation’s running backs in pass receptions with 78, good for 582 yards and atouchdown. He is one of only 19 players in NCAA Division I-A history whohave more than 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a career.
McCord caught 37 passes for 435 yards and three touchdowns last season,despite missing two games and most of another because of injury.
Snedegar enters his senior season with 202 career tackles, including 20tackles for losses and seven quarterback sacks. He totaled 63 tackles lastseason, including seven for loss and four sacks.
Johnson made 26 tackles last season, including three for loss and twoquarterback sacks. He recovered two fumbles, caused a fumble, and blockeda field goal.
Four-week Summer Session Begins May 11: The four-week summer schoolsession begins Tuesday, May 11, and goes through Tuesday, June 8. Severalplayers will remain in Lexington in order to work out in the weight room,begin summer jobs, and/or begin taking summer school classes. Theeight-week summer school session begins in mid-June. Most of the playerswill be in Lexington during the eight-week period.
May Recruiting Period in Progress: The May recruiting period, a time ofacademic and athletic evaluation of high school prospects, continuesthrough the remainder of the month. The UK coaches may visit high schools,meet with principals, teachers, coaches, and counselors, gathertranscripts, visit athletic combines, and evaluate athletic competition,such as spring football practice, baseball games, track meets, etc.
