Reese Phillips plays in the 2013 Blue/White spring game at Commonwealth Stadium in this 2013, file photo.HOOVER, Ala. – Kentucky’s quarterback situation is no nearer a solution than it was when the Wildcats’ spring practice ended a couple of months ago, and that means Reese Phillips remains very much in the mix.
Mark Stoops, Kentucky’s second-year head coach, said Thursday as he wrapped up SEC media days that he’s “still unsettled” at quarterback, and Phillips, a former star at Signal Mountain High School, is part of what will be a four-man race that resumes when Kentucky starts preseason camp.
“I think Reese is a really good player,” junior right tackle Jordan Swindle said. “I’m good friends with him. He’s a fun guy to be around, and I think he works hard. I think he’s a really accurate passer, and I think he could be the quarterback. All four of them could be the quarterback. It just depends on what the coaches think.”
Throughout the offseason, Stoops has praised the 6-foot-2, 222-pound Phillips, who redshirted last season after enrolling in January, and he did so again Thursday.
“I’ve been very pleased with Reese,” he said. “He was a guy throughout spring that may have been the most consistent. He was a guy that just did a nice job of managing the offense and staying away from negative plays.