May 11, 2000

LEXINGTON, Kty. – Clint Ruth, a kicking specialist from White House (Tenn.) HighSchool, has signed a scholarship offer to play football for theUniversity of Kentucky.

Ruth will enter UK in the fall and compete for the kickoff,field goal, and extra point duties. He also has experience as a punterand gives the team more depth at that position.

“Clint has a really strong leg, as most of his kickoffs wentinto or through the end zone,” Coach Hal Mumme said. “He’s also a verygood student. We’re excited about having him here.”

Here are more details on Ruth’s career:

Clint Ruth, Kicker, 6-1, 180, Fr-HS, White House, Tenn. (WhiteHouse) – First-team all-state kicker by the Tennessee SportswritersAssociation as a senior at White House (Tenn.) HS … Also chosen to theAll-Mid-State Team by the Nashville Tennessean and was the Special TeamsPlayer of the Year in his region … Handled kickoffs for three yearsand took over the field goal, extra point, and punting duties as asenior, following the graduation of another all-state kicker … Put 87of 186 kickoffs into the end zone during his career, including 47 of 59as a senior … Made eight of 13 field goals as a senior, 33 of 39 extrapoints, and punted for a 36-yard average … Of his five field goalmisses, four came on attempts of more than 40 yards … Made his onlyfield goal attempt as a junior, a career-best 51-yarder in thesemifinals of the state playoffs … Also made two extra point triesthat year … Helped his team advance to the Class AAA state playoffsall three years, including a state championship his sophomore year and atrip to the state semifinals as a junior … Team compiled a three-yearrecord of 36-5 … Came in second place in a kicking competition in theGeorgia Dome at the 1999 Florida-Georgia All-Star Game … Coached byJeff Porter, who said, “Clint has strong character and he has beenbattle-tested in high-pressure situations. I believe he is wellprepared to compete in college. We are extremely excited for him andfor our school. We really appreciate Coach Mumme and his staff forgiving him this opportunity.” … Four-year letterman in soccer,including three years as a starter … Played forward and midfield andhas earned all-district, all-region, and all-state tournament honors …Has helped his team go to the state tournament two years … Honor rollstudent who plans a major in computer science at UK … Has been amember of several school organizations, including the Mock Trial Team… Received recruiting interest from several universities and hadplanned to walk on at Tennessee before signing with the Wildcats.