Playing in the SEC, Kentucky is always going to be fighting an uphill talent when it comes to the recruiting game, but Stoops and recruiting ace Vince Marrow have helped close the gap.
When Kentucky lands a top notch prospect, it is imperative that they are spot on with their evaluation and are able to develop the player to get him on the field to be a contributor to the team. Early on in the Stoops era, we saw Kentucky miss on some guys and attrition took some out of the program. This played into the fact that it took Kentucky four years to finally post a winning record.