Jan. 19, 2000

LEXINGTON, Kty. – Dustin Wynn, a kickingspecialist from Middlesboro, Ky., has been admitted to the University ofKentucky and has enrolled in classes after being certified foreligibility by the NCAA Clearinghouse.

Originally, Wynn signed with the Wildcats in Feb. 1999 but didnot enroll for the ’99 fall semester. He will participate in springpractice and have four years of eligibility beginning with the 2000season. He will compete for the starting duties for placekicking andpunting following the departure of kicker Marc Samuel and All-SEC punterAndy Smith.

Here is Wynn’s biography from when he signed with UK lastFebruary:

Dustin Wynn, Kicker, 6-6, 208, Fr-HS, Middlesboro, Ky.(Middlesboro HS)
Long-distance kicker who made 10 field goals of 50yards or longer during his career … First-team all-state as a juniorand senior by The Associated Press and the Louisville Courier-Journal… Played at Middlesboro (Ky.) HS two years, helping the team win theClass AA 1998 state championship and advance to the state semifinals hisjunior year … Made 14 of 18 field goals as a senior, including astate-record kick of 57 yards … Made 72 of 74 extra points, with bothmisses coming because of blocks … As a junior, tied the state recordwith a 52-yard field goal, then broke the mark with a 54-yard kick …Gets excellent height on his kickoffs and often reaches the end zone …Chosen for the PrepStar All-America team … One of the top 100 playersin the six-state Dixie region, according to SuperPrep … ESPN NationalAll-Star Team … Honorable mention All-America by USA Today … Namedhis conference kicker of the year for two years … Two-yearall-district choice … Coached by Kenny Roark … Played his freshmanand sophomore seasons as the starting kicker at Romeo (Mich.) HS …Longest field goal was 50 yards … Named a regional all-star … Hasalso played basketball, baseball, and soccer in high school … Memberof the student council … His brother, John, plays semi-pro footballfor the Motor City Cougars and another brother, Sean, was a seniorfootball player in 1998 for Hillsdale (Mich.) College … Dustin choseKentucky over Cincinnati, Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky, Louisville, Miami(Fla.), and UCLA.

Bob Gain Named to All-Century Team: Bob Gain, who was a tackleand placekicker for Kentucky from 1947-50, has been named to theAll-Century Team selected by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Six offensive tackles were named to the All-Century Team,including Gain, Orlando Pace and John Hicks of Ohio State, Ron Yary ofSouthern California, Dan Dierdorf of Michigan, and Bill Fralic ofPittsburgh.

Gain was selected to the Walter Camp All-America Team in 1950.He also won the Outland Trophy in 1950 as the nation’s top offensivelineman, the first Southeastern Conference player to win that honor.Gain helped the Wildcats reach three bowl games during his four seasonsat UK.

Bob is retired and lives with his wife, Kitty, in the Cleveland,Ohio, area. He played for the Cleveland Browns from 1952-64.

Coaches Recruiting: The coaching staff is in the midst ofrecruiting activities. Signing day is Wednesday, Feb. 2.

Players Working Out on Their Own: The Wildcats are working outon their own discretion. Official off-season strength and conditioningworkouts begin Feb. 1.