Mark Stoops, Kentucky football must solve these position battles in preseason practices Yahoo Canada Sports
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WhenKentuckyfootballplayersreportforpreseasoncamp,coachMarkStoopsshouldhavetheluxuryofafairlystabledepthchart.
With15startersreturningonoffenseanddefenseandhigh-profiletransferssignedtofillseveraloftheopenjobs,preseasonpracticeshouldbemoreaboutbuildingchemistrythansettlinglingeringcompetitions.Thereareatleastahandfulofpositionsupforgrabs,though.
HereisalookatfivebattlesthatmustbedecidedbeforetheAug.31seasonopener.
InhisfirstseasonatKentucky,formerN.C.StatetransferDemieSumo-Karngbayetotaled20carriesfor139yardsand14catchesfor69yardswithtwotouchdowns.RunningbackTheleadingcontenders:ChipTrayanum(5-11,277,Sr.),DemieSumo-Karngbaye(6-0,210,Sr.).
Thedarkhorse:JasonPatterson(5-10,206,Fr.).
Otheroptions:TovaniMizell(6-0,215,Fr.),JamarionWilcox(5-10,197,RFr.).
Whattoknow:Trayanum,atransferfromOhioState,isthefavoritetoreceivethefirstcarryforKentucky,butwhilecoachespraisedtheiroptionsatthepositio