Chris Oats continues to work hard on his road to recovery from a stroke he suffered in May 2020. The former Kentucky linebacker recently surpassed another major milestone on that path, which he posted to his Twitter account on Thursday night.
Oats came to Kentucky as a four-star recruit out of Winton Woods High School (OH) from the class of 2018. Nicknamed “Duece Duece”, the Cincinnati, OH native played two seasons with the ‘Cats in 2018 and 2019, appearing in 25 games while recording 73 total tackles, 2.