MichaelAitcheson

Showed good ability last season while redshirting … Enters August as the backup left tackle behind Matt Huff.

2002 (Freshman): Redshirted … Earned a place on the second team but was able to redshirt because there were few injuries in the offensive line.

High School: Third-team all-state selection in the talent-rich state of Florida after his senior season at Killian HS in Miami … Three-year starter at offensive tackle … Also started at defensive tackle his senior season … Helped his team to the district championship his senior season … His team advanced to the third round of the state playoffs in Class 6A, the largest classification in Florida … First-team All-Dade County … Team captain … Won the “Coaches’ Choice” award at the Ohio State football camp in the summer of 2001 … Coached by Billy Rolle … A three-year letterman for the track team … Competed in the discus throw and shot put … District champ in the discus his junior year, runner-up as a senior … Has a best throw of 150 feet, seven inches … Honor student who had four years of perfect attendance in high school … Narrowed his choices to Kentucky, Iowa, Rutgers, and West Virginia before going with the Wildcats.

Personal: Full name is Michael Anthony Aitcheson … Born 1-24-84 in Miami, Fla. … Son of Eccleston and Carolyn Aitcheson … A cousin, James Callier, played football at Auburn … Plans a major in business, finance, or marketing.

The Cats’ Cause: Participated at a service event at a senior citizens center (2002) … Celebrity visitor at UK Children’s Hospital (2003).