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85  Gene McCaskill
Gene McCaskill

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Chester, S.C.

High School:
Chester

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 206

Position:
Wide Receiver

Experience:
2L


11/11/2011

Wildcats Begin Two-Game Road Swing With Vanderbilt

Saturday, Nov. 12 | 12:21 p.m. EST | SEC Network | Nashville, Tenn. | Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773)

11/09/2011

Several Wildcats Get Healthy, Return to Practice

Kentucky to take on Vanderbilt on Saturday at 12:21 p.m. ET in Nashville

11/07/2011

Joker Phillips Weekly Press Conference Coverage

Held at the Wildcat Den, Nov. 7, 2011

11/05/2011

Cats Bounce Ole Miss 30-13

CoShik Williams runs for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns; Trevathan notches 17 tackles and an interception

11/05/2011

Kentucky-Ole Miss Postgame Notes

Kentucky 30, Ole Miss 13

11/05/2011

FB Highlights vs. Ole Miss

Cats Bounce Ole Miss 30-13; Maxwell Smith throws for 283 yards; Trevathan notches 17 tackles and an interception

11/14/2011

FB vs. Vanderbilt, 111211

Kentucky falls on the road to Vanderbilt

11/05/2011

FB vs. Ole Miss, 110511

Cats Bounce Ole Miss 30-13; Williams runs for 111 yards and two touchdowns; Trevathan notches 17 tackles, one INT

His return in August could be a huge boost to the wide receivers if he is at full speed ... Sat out last season and spring practice after sustaining a season ending knee injury last August ... Used 2010 as a redshirt season ... Has good all-around ability and has the savvy to play any of the receiver positions ... Turned in his best single-game performance as a true freshman in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... Has played in 25 games, starting 10.

2010 (Junior): Did not see game action because of injury ... Redshirted.

2009 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games, starting six ... Caught 17 passes for 163 yards ... Snagged a career-best four passes in the Eastern Kentucky and Clemson games.

2008 (Freshman): Made an apperance in 12 games, including four starts late in the season ... Registered 15 catches for 181 yards for the year ... Had his best game in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl victory over East Carolina with three catches for 64 yards, including a season-long 48-yarder ... Earned his first career start at Mississippi State, snagging two balls for 18 yards.

High School: Named first-team all-state as an all-purpose athlete by the Columbia State newspaper and the High School Sports Report ... Talented playmaker performed at quarterback and wide receiver in high school ... Expected to get a first look at wide receiver in college ... Helped lead Chester HS to the Class AAA state championship game as a senior ... Accounted for more than 2,500 passing, rushing, and receiving yards, to go along with 30 touchdowns in those categories ... Played in the South Carolina North-South All-Star Game ... Has been clocked under 4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... One of the top-11 prospects in South Carolina by the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel ... Coached by Vic Floyd ... An all-state track and basketball player ... Member of a 4x100-meter relay state champion as a senior ... Also ran the 400-meter dash, with a best time of approximately 50 seconds, and the 4x400-meter relay ... Honors graduate ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Born in Chester, S.C. ... Son of Eugene and Felicia McCaskill ... Gene's brother, Chris White, played football at South Carolina ... Major is family science.

Community Cats: Participated in an event at a day care center (2010).

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