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Mark Stoops, Kentucky football must solve these position battles in preseason practices

Mark Stoops, Kentucky football must solve these position battles in preseason practices  Yahoo Canada Sports

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