MileSplit sat down with University of Kentucky head coach Lonnie Greene to talk NCAAs, scholarships, additional eligibility, recruiting and more. Check out the interview below. Below, a few of Coach Greene's best quotes:
Interview Breakdown:
- Kentucky's approach to the extra year of eligibility [2:41]
- Seniors in Lexington who will use the extra season of eligibility [4:50]
- How that added year of eligibility could impact incoming freshman [8:30]
- On Recruiting: How Coach Greene's schedule has changed [11:50]
- On evaluating high school talent without a junior season [18:50]
- On evaluating time trials versus actual competition [21:30]
- What kind of prospects Kentucky is ideally looking for [24:05]
On Additioanl Eligibility For Seniors:
"It would be great to have all of your seniors come back for that next year. And in many respects, it would be selfish on all of our parts, coaches across the country, to have an extra season with the seniors. But if they decide to come back, we embrace it and support t...