Former UK star Dennis Johnson Discusses His Career, State of UK Football

08/13/2012 12:00 AM

by Thomas Beisner
• Filed under: Football

Perhaps no player besides Tim Couch has ever entered the University of Kentucky football program with as much fanfare as former Harrodsburg star Dennis Johnson, who would go on to anchor the UK defense before leaving early for the NFL. KSTV talked with Johnson about his career as a Wildcat, as well as his belief that UK faces limitations that keep it from becoming an elite football program.

About Thomas Beisner

Thomas Beisner is the Host of KSTV. Before joining cn|2 in August 2011 Thomas was Senior Managing Editor at Kentucky Sports Radio and was a regular presence on Lexington’s WLGX sports radio covering UK football and basketball. Thomas graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2006 with a degree in journalism and says he loves the creative nature of putting the show together as well as getting paid to write and talk about sports all day.