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Kentucky fans need to not panic if Mark Pope misses on five-star Jasper Johnson

The recruiting battle for five-star guard Jasper Johnson is coming down to the wire, and it looks like the Wildcats are still behind.

While recruiting is fluid and things can change, it is starting to look like Johnson will play his college hoops for Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

The reason this would be such a bad loss for the Kentucky Wildcats is because Johnson is one of the best recruits to come out of the state of Kentucky.

Johnson grew up not far from Rupp Arena, and he has family ties to the University of Kentucky, as his father played football for the Wildcats.