Did you know today is National Signing Day? What was once one of the busiest days of the year on the Kentucky football beat is now largely irrelevant. The transfer portal and Early Signing Period have diminished the day to a few sporadic signings here and there. Kentucky had a hat on the table for one of them. <\/p>\n
Dylan Berymon<\/a> was a one-time Texas commit who reopened his recruitment in November. Nebraska immediately entered the fray, while Kentucky jumped into the Louisiana native\u2019s recruitment after the December coaching change. The Cats actually hosted Berymon for an official visit in January, but did not push their chips all-in, keeping the door open for Nebraska to secure the National Signing Day commitment. <\/p>\n Berymon is a 6-1.5, 330-pound defensive lineman who played in the Under Armour All-American Game. He\u2019s ranked as the nation\u2019s No. 250 overall prospect by the Rivals Industry Rankings. <\/p>\n Kentucky used the transfer portal to bolster its defensive line. The Cats secured commitments from Jamarrion \u201cChops\u201d Harkless<\/a>, a former starting nose guard from the Big Ten, Ahmad Breaux<\/a>, a rotational player at LSU, and South Alabama\u2019s Dominic Wiseman<\/a>. Kentucky also picked up a commitment from Antonio O\u2019Berry<\/a> on the EDGE, the FCS transfer who signed with the Cats after visiting Ohio State. <\/p>\n The biggest wins were in retention, keeping Tavion Gadson<\/a> in Kentucky blue. He had the second-best pass rush grade of any interior defensive lineman in the SEC. Mi\u2019Quise Humphrey-Grace<\/a> would have been one of the more sought-after defensive ends if he elected to enter the transfer portal. <\/p>\n There\u2019s another recruiting battle brewing in the trenches between Kentucky and Nebraska. Zai\u2019vion Meads<\/a> is a top talent in the 2027 class who plays high school football at Louisville Atherton. The Huskers have Meads locked in for an official visit in June, while the Cats are near the top of his list. <\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re in a good spot for me,\u201d Meads told Chad Simmons about the Wildcats. \u201cDefinitely top three right now. I\u2019ve always loved Kentucky growing up \u2014 that was the dream school. Playing in the SEC was another childhood dream. Now with the new coaching staff and culture, I\u2019m excited to see the program\u2019s growth.\u201d<\/p>\n More Kentucky News and Views on the KSR YouTube Channel<\/p>\n Kentucky Sports Radio has expanded its coverage of the Wildcats in the most ridiculous manner possible on our YouTube Channel. Here you will be able to find interviews with coaches and players, as well as commentary from the KSR crew. From Rapid Reactions following big events to our lengthy lineup of live shows, subscribe to the KSR YouTube Channel<\/a> to stay up to date on everything happening around the Big Blue Nation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Did you know today is National Signing Day? What was once one of the busiest days of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450409,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[146193,399,398,396,397,99,211364],"class_list":{"0":"post-450408","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-dylan-berymon-26-ouachita-parish","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-ncaa","11":"tag-ncaa-football","12":"tag-ncaafootball","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-zaivion-meads-27-atherton"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}