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Toledo marked latest step in long journey for Kentucky football's Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald

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Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops plans to mention the upsets across the SEC in week one to his players Monday. Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

LEXINGTON – Each of the players making their collegiate debuts for Kentucky in the season-opening win over Toledo can tell a story about their paths to Southeastern Conference football.

None traveled father to reach Kroger Field than sophomore defensive lineman Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald.

Two years after arriving at Kentucky and just three years after playing his first full season of football, the Yenagoa, Nigeria native played a handful of snaps on the Wildcat defensive line, taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the suspension of senior Phil Hoskins.