Kentucky star Josh Paschal ‘highly questionable’ to play in Citrus Bowl
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University of Kentucky senior defensive end Josh Paschal probably won’t play against Iowa in the VRBO Citrus Bowl on Saturday.
During a joint press conference with Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz, UK Coach Mark Stoops said it was “highly questionable” that Paschal will play in Saturday’s game.
“He really wants to play,” Stoops said. “I don’t feel like I could play him with a clear conscience.”
Paschal re-aggravated an undisclosed injury during the second half of the Wildcats’ win over Louisville on Nov. 27. He also dealt with some other health problems earlier in the week that delayed his travel to Orlando, Fla. Paschal was observed going through some workouts with the team on Wednesday.
“He’s given us everything,” Stoops said. “Just like Coach (Ferentz) said, you talk about these guys laying it on the line for you every day for years, and Josh, you folks that cover Kentucky, you’ve heard me talk about it many times, but Josh is a guy that just absolutely empties his tank each and every practice, each and every game.
Paschal had 15.5 tackles for loss in the regular season, second most among all players in the Southeastern Conference.
This story was originally published December 31, 2021 at 9:02 AM.
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