– There were a couple of other nuggets from spring football Wednesday that I wasn’t able to squeeze into the feature story on the new defense. First, defensive end Nermin Delic will miss eight weeks because of sports hernia surgery. If the recovery goes well, Delic should be ready when practice resumes in August. Also, head coach Joker Phillips said Wednesday that 250-pound defensive end Taylor Wyndham has slid inside for reps at defensive tackle. It wasn’t clear if it was a permanent position change or spring experiment.
– UK Hoops senior Victoria Dunlap is one of 15 players invited to next week’s WNBA Draft at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn. Not much else to say other than that since we have a full release already up with all the details. I’m scheduled to talk with Dunlap after she gets drafted next week, so stay tuned for that. UK’s second all-time leading scorer is projected in the first 10 picks.
– Apparently GoDaddy.com has a preseason All-American team. Never mind the fact that we’re not even done with spring practice yet. Anyways, linebacker Danny Trevathan was tabbed a second-team pick and offensive lineman Larry Warford was named honorable mention.
– Guy Ramsey linked a few very early preseason rankings for next basketball season, but a few more came out this afternoon. As you can tell by the predictions, UK should be in the fold for another Final Four next year:
– Of course, those rankings could change depending on who decides to leave. Draft Express has Brandon Knight listed as the No. 8 overall prospect and Terrence Jones at No. 12. Doron Lamb makes the list at No. 66.
– One man who definitely won’t be back because of graduation: Josh Harrellson. Now that his UK career is officially over, Harrellson (@BigJorts55) is back on Twitter. In case you forgot, Harrellson was banned from Twitter by John Calipari after bemoaning his coach on the social site. Harrellson credits the punishment and conditioning from it for turning around his career. Calipari welcomed back Harrellson with open arms:
