Don't Call it a Comeback: Izayah Cummings Returning to Form

Kentucky football fans fixated on No. 13. They wanted to see Devin Leary spin it in-person. He wasn’t the only newcomer drawing in hundreds for the Fan Day open practice. Some popped, but a familiar face stood about the pack. No. 8 was all over the field, catching passes split out wide as a receiver and busting heads to seal the edge in the trenches. Izayah Cummings looked like a star prepared to burst onto the scene in the fall of 2023.

The trajectory of the Louisville native’s career went through radical ups and downs over the last two years. At one point this writer prepared a post for Cummings to enter the transfer portal. Now he’s back on track as a vital piece of Liam Coen’s offense at…