Tyran Stokes‘ recruitment rolls on, with Wednesday night providing a few items of interest as Kentucky fans anxiously await a decision from the No. 1 recruit in the 2026 class.
Let’s start with Stokes’ new tattoo, created by Daelon Simpson, aka Project Ink Lucky. Stokes recently visited Simpson’s studio in Seattle, where he got a large calf tattoo that is a tribute to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. The tattoo includes the masthead of The Courier Journal, Muhammad Ali, and the words “Sting like a Bee” and “502 Made.”
The tattoo is cool, but it’s another part of the video that has Big Blue Nation talking. An old Kentucky game is playing in the background. Why would a tattoo shop in Seattle have an old Kentucky game on TV? Hmm.
Right now, nothing feels unintentional in Stokes’ recruitment, but if we’re playing that game, Stokes also wears an adidas McDonald’s All-American hoodie in part of the video. Could that be a reference to Kansas, which is also in the running? It feels like the Jayhawks and Oregon have more momentum than the Cats right now, but if you’re a Kentucky fan, this video could either give you hope or it could be elite trolling…