October 16, 200719 yr According to The Cats Pause Deaunte Mason, a QB from Nashville, commited to the Cats this evening. http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=727557
October 16, 200719 yr How many stars? Why are you only concerned about the stars? If the kid can play, he can play.
October 16, 200719 yr An article from July: Ready to Rise A prospect that will be on the rise this fall is Deaunte Mason. Mason, now 6-4 and a chiseled 218 pounds, plays quarterback for Nashville (Tenn.) Pearl-Cohn High School. He is coming off some good camp performances at Indiana, North Carolina and Tennessee. “It was really nice to get to work with coach (David) Cutcliffe,” said Mason. “I mean that guy groomed Eli and Peyton (Manning). I have heard so much about him it was good to meet and work with him. Tennessee said they want to wait and see how I do this season. I grew up somewhat a Tennessee fan but not a real
October 16, 200719 yr Why are you only concerned about the stars? If the kid can play, he can play. I second that.....Cant rate a kids heart by stars.
October 17, 200719 yr Author His video clips on Rivals look very impressive...I wouldn't be surprised to see him get a bump in the rankings on Rivals. Some of the Cats best players were 2 star recruits...
October 18, 200719 yr Great pickup for Kentucky as I saw this young man play last year down in Nashville...didn't know the Cats were after him...but he runs like the wind and has nice arm and touch with throwing the football...will be interesting to see how he develops under Joker Phillips and Coach Sanders.
October 18, 200719 yr Great pickup for Kentucky as I saw this young man play last year down in Nashville...didn't know the Cats were after him...but he runs like the wind and has nice arm and touch with throwing the football...will be interesting to see how he develops under Joker Phillips and Coach Sanders Who's that?
October 18, 200719 yr Ok, so how many stars? 2, on both scouts and rivals from what I can tell. Looks like some other schools were interested in him, but I'm not sure who had actually offered...according to the article it mentioned several schools that wanted to wait and see how he did as a senior. His schools of interest list were...UK, Alabama, Indiana, U of L, UNC, Tennessee and Vandy... My gut feeling is that UK may have cashed in on their current success, the opening Woodson's departure will leave, and the wait-and-see approach from some more established programs to land a pretty good prospect. It sounds like his stock will likely rise after his senior season. I don't get the impression that he's a real polished, ready to go QB...I get the feeling that he could be more like Andre Woodson when he came to UK...a guy with some big time raw potential, that just needs some good coaching and the right attitude to bring it out. Those are the type of players that UK needs to get and then develop if they want to sustain their current success...while there is no guarantee how he will develop, I think it's a good committment for the Cats. It seems that if it didn't work out at QB, he's probably a good enough athlete to contribute somewhere else. I certainly wouldn't expect him to walk in and take over for Woodson next season...it would be nice if he turns out to be that good, but realistically, I expect he has the potential to be a very good QB, but will need some time to develop. I think this is a good pickup for the Cats, but I'm hoping we can make a bigger splash at some point.
October 18, 200719 yr Author He is currently a 2-star on Rivals and Scout... However, this kid has big-time potential and I'm glad he picked the Cats...I expect him to move up to a 3-star before the final rankings are released. From reading the article on him at TCP, it seems he is not lacking any confidence. "I want to focus now on the rest of my season and leading my team to a state championship," he said. "Then I am going to come to Kentucky, and first, win a SEC championship. I saw where they hadn't won one in many years. After that comes a national championship."
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