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UK Football: Louisville native, Kentucky LB Wilson likes UK-UofL rivalry game

September 12, 2011|By LARRY VAUGHT | larry@amnews.com
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“One of the main reasons I came to the University of Kentucky — and I did want to play in the SEC — was that I wanted to play at a school where I¿felt wanted and needed, but at the same time I wanted to know if I got hurt they would not just take me out and I¿would never see the field again. Or if I was doing wrong, they would take me out, smack me on my behind and let me know this is not right.”

Question: Are you proud that you kept your word after that incident when you vowed not to be in trouble again and it has now been two trouble-free years for you off the field?

Wilson: “Right. I am just trying to keep my head in the books and go to church as much as I can. I¿pray to the man above just for a second chance. Some people don’t get a lot of second chances, but when you do you have to make the best of it.”

Question: Did an incident that could have threatened your playing career somehow turn out to change you and make you a better person and player?

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Wilson: “It did. It focused me and made me more humble. It made me realize I¿needed to slow down. I¿had a lot of fast things going on in my life and I¿had to slow down. It made me realize a lot of things that were around me. I¿had to separate myself from the bad and separated myself from a lot of evil and devil in my life. It made me good for the most part.”

Question: Are you embracing this role as the playmaker/savior for this defense?

Wilson: “I love it. I have a lot of anger in me last year because I felt like I¿didn’t get a lot of playing time that I thought I would, but at the same time it is a trust issue. This is a business and the coaches get paid by the players and the productivity that they put out there. If they can’t trust me, they are not going to put me out there. It was one of those type things. Me and the Coach have a lot of understanding on and off the field and I¿feel like I can come in and talk to him about anything. It’s all good for me right now.”

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