UK's Larry Warford could be one of nation's best linemen

Kentucky right guard Larry Warford has been a step ahead of the learning curve for offensive linemen since the day he arrived in Lexington. While most freshmen O-linemen need a redshirt year to get acclimated to big-time college football, the right guard was thrown into the fire as a rookie, earning Southeastern Conference-All Freshman honors while playing 10 games as a backup. Then, as a sophomore, when the average lineman is just beginning to get used to the job, Warford started all 13 games and was named second-team All-SEC. Now, in his third year on campus, Warford could be on the verge of becoming one of the country's best. "Larry doesn't have a bigger fan in the country than me," UK offensive line coach Mike Summers said. "I'm so impressed by what he does. I don't ever tell him that, but there's no doubt that he is one of the elite linemen in the country. But he still has a lot of things he has to do with that talent to perform at that level consistently."