“It won’t be hard for us to fill our spots.”

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The recruiting bonanza is a little more intense this time of the year with the new early signing period.

The football Cats will look to fill all of their needs now if possible.

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The reception has been good on the road; and while Mark Stoops says the program may keep one or two scholarship offers in the back pocket for February, the goal is to get guys on campus early.

Apparently, getting high caliber talent won’t be an issue.

Hear from Stoops in the video.

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Alex Risen
Alex Risen joined the ABC 36 News team in October of 2011 as ABC 36’s Weekend Sports Anchor/ Sports Reporter. Alex can also be seen Friday nights co-anchoring the Highschool Highlight Reel. Alex started out in the broadcast business while still in college at the University of Kentucky, heading up the school’s daily student news network as the Sports Director. He made his commercial televsion debut in May of 2011 while at WYMT in Hazard, Kentucky as co-host of a weekly, half-hour high school sports program previewing area schools’ games on Friday nights and as a morning sports anchor. Alex has also spent time as an intern at ESPN in the Statistics and Analysis department, as a production assistant for NBC Sports horse racing and Sunday Night Football productions, and as an intern for WLKY in his hometown of Louisville, KY. Alex graduated from Saint Xavier High School in 2007 and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Kentucky in 2010 where he graduated magna cum laude from the Honors Program. He’s excited to be covering his passion in his home state and make Central Kentucky his home for years to come. Alex can be reached at ARisen@wtvq.com