Perrysburg (Ohio) offensive lineman Reed Gerken (6-foot-5, 305) has committed to Kentucky over Virginia Tech, Illinois and Wisconsin. Gerken was one of the first scholarship offers from the new staff and offensive line coach Cutter Leftwich quickly hit the road to visit him.
On a spring trip to Lexington, a simple gesture made a big impression on the lineman.
“Something that was really special that took place when I was visiting Kentucky. [Assistant general manager Pete] Nochta, he would pull me aside on the practice fields and he would teach me the playbook. He would give me the calls and then eventually I would start picking up on plays and he would start quizzing me. That was something that was really interesting that hadn’t really happened on other visits so that really stuck out. Kinda learning a bit about their playbook and how they operate was pretty interesting.”…