Big Red’s Reads: Post-WKU Draft News, Hilltopper Hoops Nuggets
With the NFL draft in the books and 2017 basketball recruiting season coming towards a close there is more WKU related news than usual the…
With the NFL draft in the books and 2017 basketball recruiting season coming towards a close there is more WKU related news than usual the past few days.
— Michael McCammon at WKU Insider discusses last week’s football commitment of Florida Athlete Maurquel Dillard (Subscription to WKU Insider required).
— Future Topper Jordan Brangers scored 15 points in 14 minutes at the NJCAA All-Star Game in Las Vegas over the weekend.
— Pro Football Focus rates Forrest Lamp as the #6 value pick in the entire 2017 draft.
— Taywan Taylor spoke to the Wake Up Zone in Nashville about getting picked by the Titans.
— Peter King made Forrest Lamp his offensive pick of the week (along with Dan Feeney).
— Underdog Dynasty recaps Conference USA’s draft performance.
— WBKO’s Chad Bishop discusses the new Division 1 homes for three former Harper era basketball players.
— The Belleville News Democrat discusses former WKU long snapper, Nolan Downing’s path to the NFL.
— In this ESPN.com article, the Chargers GM explains how Forrest Lamp became a priority in the second round over other rumored targets, such as troubled Oklahoma Running Back Joe Mixon.
— The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer says that “Western stole the state show at the NFL Draft”.
— It looks like UConn might be the new favorite landing spot for WKU target Tremont Waters.
— Mitchell Robinson’s new Senior highlight tape will get you even more excited for next season.
— Mark Story at the Lexington Herald Leader says that WKU stole UK & UofL’s spotlight for 2nd straight NFL draft.
— Underdog Dynasty has a recap of WKU’s draft weekend and includes the Undrafted Free Agent landing spots
— There’s an interesting thread on Reddit about WKU basketball’s top 25 potential the next few years.
— The Sun Herald (Hattiesburg) discusses Twitter being a potential home for future C-USA games in the near future.
— Forrest Lamp, joined Petros and Money (LA) on Tuesday to discuss his arrival in LA, scoring a touchdown in the Boca Raton Bowl and more.
— Former WKU Basketball players AJ Slaughter, Jeremy Evans, Steffphon Pettigrew, Tyrone Brazelton & Khalil McDonald are playing for $2 million in the Basketball Tournament for a team called the Kentucky Kings.
— Paul Myerberg from USA Today still sees WKU as the Conference USA favorite following spring practice.
— It’s been a long season on the baseball diamond for the Tops but they finally had a feel-good walloping over rival EKU.
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