Safety Dakotah Tyler has returned to the Kentucky football team, Coach Joker Phillips has announced. Upon the completion of summer-school courses, Tyler will be able to play in the 2012 season and will be a junior in eligibility. He sat out the 2011-12 school year for personal reasons.
Tyler saw action in the last 11 games of the 2010 season, including one start, after missing the first two contests that year because of an ankle sprain. He totaled 13 tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and caused one fumble. He had a season-high three tackles at Mississippi State and in the win over Vanderbilt. He had a tackle for loss and caused a fumble in the regular-season finale at Tennessee. He also contributed on special teams.
Tyler came to Kentucky as a tailback in 2009 and redshirted that season. He moved to the defensive backfield in the spring of 2010.
The return of Tyler gives the team another experienced player at safety. The Wildcats have two returning starters at safety, seniors Martavius Neloms and Mikie Benton, along with sophomore lettermen Ashely Lowery and Glenn Faulkner.
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This is like landing a 3-4 star recruit! Great to see and it will add more depth to the D.
really is nice to have him back. always thought he was a really good kid, too
You make a good point about recruiting – It is important to keep the ones that you recruit so this news is great. I am getting really impatient with the rate of recruiting so far this year – Any hope that this may change?
Welcome back Dakotah! – Go Cats!
Yes, Dakotah Tyler’s return is great news, Kyle. Too, in regard to recruiting so far this year, loveSEC-FBall, I’m thinking the talk about Joker’s being on the “hot seat” just may be part of the low number of commitments. The answer, of course, is for the team to get wins early — beating Louisville would be HUGE.
May that PLEASE happen — and then with all the young, mostly inexperienced talent, logically, the team should significantly improve as the season progresses (as long as it mostly avoids that dreaded Injury Bug). Here’s hoping for just that with all my heart. GO CATS!!!
Looks like we received another committment from a lineman from Georgia.
Maybe I need to take Coach Cassity’s advice & be patient.
I agree – Louisville is a critical game.
YOu know Cassity from our college days loveSECFBall, so always believe in Mike
You are right about Mike – Some Good memories!
Glad to have him on this staff – I would think that he is well respected by the players.