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Top coach stopped recruiting Drake Jackson because he was considering Kentucky, a “loser” program

Kentucky Football pulls in big recruits left and right these days, but when Drake Jackson, a four-star, top 100 prospect out of Woodford County, picked the Cats over Ohio State, Tennessee, and Alabama back in December 2014, it was a big freaking deal. This morning on Kentucky Sports Radio, Jackson reflected on his career as a Wildcat, specifically, how much it meant to represent his home state and help change the program’s reputation. That point was hammered home with a story he told about a coach of a top-level program refusing to recruit him early on because he was also considering Kentucky, a “loser” program.