Big Blue Nation should be salivating over Jarren Williams.
The future Kentucky Wildcats QB is proving very early on in his senior season at the high school level that he is a phenom and a next-level playmaker. The four-star UK commit had a five-touchdown performance on Friday.
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— J D U B (@Jarren2Williams) August 26, 2017
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