As UK football welcomes a new class on Signing Day, fans will be able to follow along like never before.Coverage on UKathletics.com will begin at 8 a.m. ET on Signing Day and continue late into the morning or early afternoon. The centerpiece of the coverage will be a webcast live from the Nutter Training Facility produced by UK Sports Video that will spotlight Mark Stoops’ signing class currently rated No. 13 nationally by Rivals.com as National Letters of Intent arrive.The live stream will feature exclusive access to UK’s coaches, including a special “Xs and Os Room” with star UK quarterback Tim Couch. Couch — the top pick in the 1999 NFL Draft — will break down film of signees with their respective position coaches, showing why the newest Wildcats project to be the future stars of UK football. Dick Gabriel, Tom Leach, Kentucky Sports Radio’s Matt Jones and former UK quarterback Freddie Maggard will join Couch on the coverage. UK’s seven mid-year enrollees – including highly rated quarterback Drew Barker – will be interviewed as part of the coverage as well. As soon as live coverage concludes, the webcast will be rebroadcast on UK’s official YouTube channel. In addition to the webcast, fans are invited to be a part of Signing Day. Not only will Cat Scratches host its annual live blog, the first place to learn when signees become official, but UKathletics.com will also provide a social-media experience that will integrate the best fan posts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Fans are encouraged to post with the hash tag #UK2014Class. The best content will be featured both on a social-media mosaic and on the live webcast.Fans will also be able to welcome signees on Twitter to the Big Blue Nation using the “Congratulate a Cat” feature. The signees generating the most buzz on Twitter will be compiled on a leaderboard called “Trending Cats.”Fans unable to follow online can listen to the Leach Report from 9-10 a.m. and Kentucky Sports Radio from 10 a.m.-noon. Both shows will be broadcasting live from the Nutter Training Facility.It all begins bright and early on Wednesday morning.

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