Bruce Feldman of CBS Sports thinks Kentucky Football fans have a lot to look forward to when Drew Barker puts on the blue and white.
Feldman said Barker showed a big arm and leadership at the Elite 11.
The big Kentucky commit struggled early in the Elite 11’s first two days, but by the end of the week, he went from way back in the pack to becoming one of the top guys. I don’t know if that was more of a function of him adjusting to being on the other side of the country with all these other top guys or maybe there was a bit of awe since you had a star group of college counselors around (Johnny Manziel, Tajh Boyd, Teddy Bridgewater, Devin Gardner and David Fales), but by the time the college guys left (midway through the Elite 11), Barker’s play took a big jump forward and it was easy to see why UK fans are so excited about the future.
Barker had one of the better arms at the Elite 11, but what really resonated was how he took command of the team he was put on. (There were six 7-on-7 teams at The Opening with three QBs on each. Barker’s fellow QBs on the “Landsharks” were Kizer and Vandy commit K.J. Carta-Samuels.) Barker was also very decisive cutting loose on big throws. Given the caliber of the program he’s going into at UK and his size and presence, I could see him playing early for the Cats.
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Playing early after Barker redshirts or would Mark Stoops and company consider letting him play his first year on campus?
A lot of big questions to be answered in the next couple of years.
