B.J. Phillips update

[AndyPopCat]

-- From Palmetto Sports --

August 22, 2005
A second SEC team has become the fourth official offer for Spring Valley QB B.J. Phillips (6-6 235). Vanderbilt offered Phillips last month according to his coach Jimmy Noonan. Phillips also has offers from Kentucky, North Carolina and Rutgers. According to Noonan, Vanderbilt, North Carolina and Kentucky have told Phillips he's the #1 quarterback on their boards. Phillips is also getting interest from USC, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Boston College and Penn State. "An awful lot of folks are going to look hard at his first few ballgames, including South Carolina," Noonan said. "He had a good, strong workout with coach Spurrier at camp." Phillips plans to take in early season games at North Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky. In last Friday's jamboree, Phillips completed 4 of 7 passes for 56 yards and one touchdown.

[T75]

Based on the article in this week's Cats Pause it seems that for the moment our competition for Phillipsis UNC and Vandy. He's saying that he's "got to get up there" to UK before starting to narrow his choices. He's trying to arrange to come to the UofL game--wants to see what the atmosphere is like, etc. I can't imagine a better game to see some atmosphere--if our guys can make a game of it. I think that's smart thinking on his part. Many recruits comein later after their season is over and they may get to see a great basketball atmosphere at Rupp, but that doesn't tell them much about the football program.