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Today is the early National Signing Day as the Cats will hopefully lock down most of their 2020 class

By Zac Oakes@ZacOakes Updated Dec 18, 2019, 4:37pm EST

UPDATE 4

During his Signing Day press conference, Mark Stoops alluded to three more recruits that Kentucky is working hard to get. Those are likely Michael Drennen, Vito Tisdale and Joel Williams. Tisdale is expected to announce his commitment at the Army all-American Game in January, while Williams and Drennen could announce at any time now.

UPDATE 3

Four-star defensive tackle Octavious Oxendine has committed to Kentucky.

UPDATE 2

Four-star defensive end Tyler Baron has committed to Tennessee over Kentucky.

UPDATE

Here is a look at Kentucky’s signings thus far:

UK Football 2020 Signing Class

NAME	POS	HT	WT	HOMETOWN	PREV SCHOOL
NAME	POS	HT	WT	HOMETOWN	PREV SCHOOL
Reuben "R.J." Adams	OL	6-3	325	Woodbridge, Va.	Senior
Beau Allen	QB	6-2	200	Lexington, Ky.	Lexington Catholic
Sam Anaele	OLB	6-4	250	Deefield Beach, Fla.	McDougle Technical Institute
Kalil Branham	WR	6-1	210	Columbus, Ohio	Northland
Deondre Buford	OL	6-5	285	Detroit, Mich.	Martin Luther King
Izayah Cummings	WR	6-3	215	Louisville, Ky.	Male
Jeremy Flax	OL	6-6	315	Detroit, Mich.	Robichaud
Joey Gatewood	QB	6-5	230	Jacksonville, Fla.	Bartram Trail
Josaih Hayes	DL	6-3	285	Horn Lake, Miss.	Horn Lake
Rickey Hyatt	DB	6-2	187	Westerville, Ohio	Central
D’Eryk Jackson	LB	6-1	250	Dublin, Ga.	West Laurens
Josh Jones	OL	6-6	300	Phenix City, Ala.	Central-Phenix City
JuTahn McClain	RB	5-10	180	Fairfield, Ohio	Fairfield
Octavious Oxendine	DL	6-3	296	Radcliff, Ky.	North Hardin
Andru Phillips	DB	6-0	180	Mauldin, S.C.	Mauldin
Justin Rogers	DL	6-3	315	Oak Park, Mich.	Oak Park
Tre’Vonn Rybka	DL	6-4	300	Dickson, Tenn.	Dickson County
Earnest Sanders IV	WR	6-1	205	Flint, Mich.	Beecher
Carrington Valentine	DB	6-0	178	Cincinnati, Ohio	Moeller
John Young	OL	6-6	280	Louisville, Ky.	Christian Academy

While Kentucky Basketball will be taking on Utah late (and I mean really late) in Las Vegas tonight, the spotlight today is on UK Football as Mark Stoops and the Kentucky coaching staff will look to lock up a huge chunk of their 2020 recruiting class.

Today is the early National Signing Day that was implemented a couple years ago, which has been a benefit for Kentucky in being able to lock up its highly-rated recruits early on before the traditional signing day in February.

And this year, Kentucky has a fantastic 2020 class that could get even better. Yesterday, Kentucky landed commitments from two highly-rated offensive linemen in RJ Adams and Jeremy Flax, two big acquisitions to the class in which Stoops and Co. have landed commitments from several top players that will play along the offensive and defensive lines, an absolute necessity in the SEC.

That’s not to mention the several other players in the 2020 class. Beau Allen, John Young, Andru Phillips, Justin Rogers... the list goes on and on. You can view the full class here.

Needless to say, it’s going to be an exciting day for the future of Kentucky Football. To follow along with the action, stay tuned to A Sea of Blue. We’ll be providing updates throughout the day to give you a glimpse of the future stars that will don the Blue and White in Lexington.

Use this post to keep track of the latest developments today. And here is the live stream of UK’s Signing Day show:

Tweet of the Day

Kentucky's class currently includes, in the trenches...

5-star Rogers
4-star Rybka
4-star Anaele
4-star Young
4-star Adams
3-star Jones
3-star Buford

Still in play for...

4-star Baron
4-star Oxendine
4-star Flax

UK football is no longer an underdog program.
— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) December 17, 2019