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UK Football: Florida CB impressed by visits to Kentucky, Louisville

July 30, 2010|By LARRY VAUGHT | larry@amnews.com

Torrey Campbell insists he is “wide open” about where he will play college football, but the Florida athlete says he was impressed by both Kentucky and Louisville on a recent trip to the Bluegrass.

“We were just there a couple of days ago,” Campbell said.

He says Kentucky was one of the places that his mother liked the best among the schools that he’s been to this summer (Tennessee, Iowa, Georgia, Georgia Tech and South Florida) in addition to Louisville. He also went to Boston College this week.

“Kentucky was one of her favorite schools,” said Campbell, a standout running back who prefers to play cornerback in college. “We had a very good experience at Kentucky. It was what I would call a positive visit.

“I am just going to all these schools and taking in all I can. I am not sure what I will do about committing. I do know that coach Joker (Phillips) is a great guy and has a very good coaching staff that I really liked.

“You do your research to see what is out there, and I wanted to see Kentucky for myself. I had been watching Joker and hearing about him. I just went to see Kentucky, and I was impressed.”

He knew Louisville coach Charlie Strong because Strong had been the defensive coordinator at Florida before coming to the Cardinals.

“I liked Louisville a lot, too. It was another good trip,” Campbell said. “There was nothing negative. Coach Strong is really a good guy and coach. It was a good stop for us, too.”

Campbell describes himself as a “fast, aggressive player who can make plays” on both sides of the ball. “But I am not really good at talking about myself,” he said.

He’s played football since age 4 and is also a track and field standout after starting that sport in eight grade. He qualified for the state meet in the 110-meter high hurdles this year and finished second. He also went to a junior national meet in Iowa.

“Track is another thing I love because I love to compete one-on-one,” he said. “I am a sprinter as well, but as soon as I finished my (hurdle) event, I pulled my hamstring and the coaches pulled me out of the rest of the meet.

“I can’t say I am a great 200-(meter) sprinter because I didn’t make the state meet. But depending on where I go, I might try to do both football and track in college. It would just depend on how I picked up the system.”

He says his mother does not want him to rush a college decision, but he doesn’t want to wait once he’s sure where he wants to go.

“It’s hard to know exactly what is right, but once I am done visiting and traveling, I just want to sit and think about it. If I feel like I am ready to commit the next day, I will,” Campbell said. “But right now there’s not really that one or two schools that just stand out.”

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