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UK Football Signing Day 2013 - Marcus McWilson

UK Football Signing Day 2013 - Marcus McWilson

Physical, athletic safety who is ranked as one of the nation's top-20 safeties by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... Ranked No. 18 nationally in the athlete category by 247Sports.com ... The No. 10 player in talent-rich Ohio by Rivals ... Played at Cardinal Mooney HS in Youngstown, Ohio, the alma mater of new UK head coach Mark Stoops and tight ends coach Vince Marrow ... Helped Cardinal Mooney to a Division III state championship his junior and freshman seasons ... Team went 15-0 his freshman season and 11-3 his junior year ... First-team All-Ohio in 2012 ... Had eight interceptions as a junior, two picks as a sophomore ... Also played running back in high school, including posting 124 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a single game last fall ... Coach P.J. Fecko told the Tribune-Chronicle before the 2012 season that, "Marcus is a tremendous athlete. He does a lot of different things. He kicks the ball. He returns the ball. He's a defensive guy. He's a receiver. He's a running back. His ability to want to compete and to do so wherever he's called upon helps. He's been successful to do that."

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