Orlando’s Badet leaves ’Cats, seeks new school
Orlando Freedom High standout is leaving Kentucky. Wildcats coach
announced Badet, a junior wide receiver who led Kentucky in receiving yards last season, is transferring.
Badet earned 670 yards and ranked second on the team with 31 receptions and four touchdowns in 2016, totals that helped the Wildcats (7-6) reach the TaxSlayer Bowl in their first postseason appearance since 2010. He leaves with career totals of 82 receptions for 1,385 yards and seven touchdowns.
Badet is scheduled to graduate in May and will have one season of eligibility remaining.
“I appreciate Jeff and the contributions he made to the program during his time here,” Stoops said in a news release issued by the school Friday. “We wish him the best of luck in the future.”
Badet added, “I want to thank all the coaches, especially Coach Stoops, for everything they’ve done for me over the past four years.
“I also want to thank my brothers on the team and the Big Blue Nation for their support. I just feel like it’s the best decision for me to finish my career as a graduate transfer. I’ll always be proud of receiving my degree from UK and I’ll bleed blue forever.”
Alabama’s top blocker, cornerback and receiver are skipping their final seasons to enter the NFL draft.
Outland Trophy-winning left tackle cornerback
and wide receiver announced their decisions on Friday, four days after the Crimson Tide lost to ClemFormer son in the national championship game. Robinson and Humphrey are both projected as first-round picks.
Alabama won a national championship and three Southeastern Conference titles during their careers before succumbing on a touchdown with 1 second left in Monday night’s 35-31 loss.
“It’s been bittersweet, because we didn’t finish the season the way we wanted to,” Robinson said. “You always want to finish the season on the right note, but knowing that would be the last game that I would ultimately play with my teammates and with this coaching staff and for this university and these fans, that was tough.”
Alabama was already losing a number of its biggest stars among the seniors, including defensive end
tight end and linebackers
and This just adds to the annual talent exodus of a team with four national titles in eight years.
The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Robinson started every game at left tackle during his threeyear career. He said he received a first-round grade from the NFL Draft Advisory Board.
Robinson and defensive back were arrested on drug and weapons charges last May in Louisiana. The prosecutor did not pursue the charges, citing insufficient evidence and saying that he didn’t want to ruin their lives.
Robinson said he expects to face questions from NFL teams about his character.
“Of course, and I’ll be prepared for that,” he said. “That’s a question they ask. I’m sure I’ll get asked questions about it.”
Humphrey said he handed over his own letter from the board to his parents without opening the envelope and that he didn’t want to know the results until after the championship game.
“I gave it to them and I told them I didn’t want to talk about it or be bothered about it,” said Humphrey, whose father was an Alabama and NFL running back. He said they told him he had a first- grade.
Humphrey started the past two years after redshirting in 2014, recording 36 tackles and returning an interception for a touchdown this season. He leaves with two years of eligibility remaining.
“It was a little tough after losing a championship, but I still had to make that decision,” Humphrey said. or second-round