Governor's Cupdate, Saturday August 9th

by Truzenzuzex on Aug 9, 2008 12:43 PM EDT in Football Comment 5 comments

I decided to stop making this an open thread. It just didn't make much sense.

Today, we have some bad news. 4* freshman wide receiver Aaron Boyd has contracted mononucleosis. The recovery is around 4-6 weeks, and the question the UK staff is struggling with is whether or not he will be able to catch up. They will evaluate him early after his return, and if not, they will redshirt him for the 2008 season. This is a painful but not fatal blow to our WR depth chart, and opens up an opportunity for someone else. It is very fortunate to have been discovered prior to contact drills, or he could have suffered serious internal injuries.

In other news more related to future Governor's Cups than this one, as reported by Kent below. Ryan Mossakowski, a 4* quarterback out of the Dallas, Texas area, committed to UK yesterday. Kentucky does not get very many 4* recruits, and the last one we had at quarterback was a certain Andrè Woodson, and I think we can all remember how he fared at Kentucky.

Some other coverage of this commitment can be found at:

Other Governor's Cup related news:

Indiana, Kentucky and Louisville hard to figure (Rick Bozich, Courier-Journal)
UK and U of L in blood battle (UK Athletics)

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Mono...the "kissing disease"

I possibly only remember one or maybe 2 in my high school years and that was a long time ago. I think perhaps when my kids were in high school there was one case among their friends. It can be very serious depending on when it is diagnosed. I am glad they found it early. I wish him a successful recovery and hopefully he can play this year.

by kykat51 on Aug 9, 2008 3:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I had it when I was 15

Coupled with a nasty case of strep throat… couldn’t eat solid foods for a month. I ended up as a sexy 6’1” 110 lbs stud when I went back to swim practice. The main concern for a contact sport athlete would be swelling of the spleen that goes with the disease.

Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."

by chirop1 on Aug 9, 2008 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Exactly ...

... and fortunately, they caught it before they got into the full contact stuff.

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by Truzenzuzex on Aug 9, 2008 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh I bet you were sexy...

At 6’1” and 110…my god…you were a beanpole!

Reminds me of my health issues in 1998…I came out of the hospital at 5’7” and 110 lbs. I looked scary even to myself…nothing but bones and no muscle. Yikes!

Glad you recovered.

by kykat51 on Aug 9, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs