Days away from the season opener, the last thing any football coach wants is a distraction. Yet a distraction is exactly what Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops is dealing with before Saturday night’s date with Miami (Ohio) at Kroger Field.
The Chris Rodriguez situation is a distraction. It has been a distraction all summer thanks to not just his DUI charge in May — he pleaded guilty in July — but also the rumors of additional problems that have swirled around the star running back.
Now we know that there was something to the rumors and, in fact, other UK football players were involved in whatever sparked the rumors. We know this because outside linebacker Jordan Wright’s name was also missing from the depth chart the school released at Stoops’ Monday press conference. We also know this because Stoops himself said, “I expect a few of them to have multiple-game suspensions, but I don’t know.”
