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Devin Leary led by example to earn respect as Kentucky's new quarterback

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Jack Pilgrim

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Devin Leary had no interest in coming in and commanding the locker room from day one. The NC State transfer didn’t demand respect from his new teammates because he was essentially a lock to start right away at quarterback. He also didn’t want to display superficial leadership as the new kid on the block.

The fifth-year senior simply wanted to let his work do the talking. Everything else would fall into place from there.

“I would definitely say I’m kind of a laid-back person, for sure.