Interview with WR Austin Sheehan
By Kyle
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Kyle: You currently have an offer to be a preferred walk on with Kentucky, so is the success of other walk-ons like John Conner, Mikie Benton, CoShik Williams, Nick Melillo, Luke McDermott and other guys that are starting as walk-ons, is that something you’ve thought about?
AS: “Yeah, definitely. I talked to coach Phillips before the Tennessee game. We sat down and he told me about all those walk-ons that actually play and I was like, wow that’s awesome, I love to hear that when walk-ons are playing. Obviously I’d love to have a scholarship too, but if that’s what they would give me, I like to hear that walk-on players are actually getting playing time and I can do that for myself.”
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Kyle: You had a visit to EKU this weekend, correct?
AS: “Right.”
Kyle: How did that go for you?
AS: “It was great you know? We came in and they treat you like a king, showed you around campus and they told me I was one of their top recruits for the receivers, which was exciting, and they ended up offering me a scholarship. I had a lot of fun there, and I’m definitely going to look into it for sure.”
Kyle: I understand. Did they at any point tell you about how much their logo looks like Colonel Sanders?
AS: “No, they did not, but I noticed that actually.”
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Kyle: So what’s your current status? Would you say your committed player right now or are you still keeping your options open?
AS: “I’m definitely keeping my options open right now, and I’d be a fool not to keep my options open for financial reasons. I’ve been told that there are going to be a lot of coaches calling me in these next weeks coming up on signing day and obviously if a scholarship is offered to me, I’ve got to look into that. But I’d love to come to Kentucky, that’s for sure.”
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Kyle: Now that we’re done with the serious stuff, let’s get to the real questions. So, how many junior bacon cheeseburgers can you eat without throwing up?
AS: “Oh my gosh. I’m a littler guy, but you know, I’ve been on this weight plan and I’ve got to eat so much food it’s ridiculous. So, junior bacon cheeseburgers?”
Kyle: Junior bacon cheeseburgers and you can’t be dunking them in water either.
AS: “No water, wow. After a solid workout, I would say ten or maybe twelve. Those things are big though, aren’t they? I could do ten.”
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Kyle: Who is the hottest Disney character ever?
AS: “I don’t even know? Snow White I guess?”
Kyle: Oh, that’s a bad call. I would have said Mulan.
AS: “Mulan! That’s a pretty good one.”