Benny Snell explains why it was time to enter the NFL Draft

After announcing an incredibly important decision, Benny Snell kept it light.  Wearing Tony Neely's feathered hat after a Citrus Bowl practice, the UK running back explained what went into his decision to declare for the NFL Draft. "Really what it was, was me accepting the fact that it was time, that my life was going to change.  Things are going to be different.  I'm not going to be doing the same things," he said.  "It's emotional really, but it's what had to be done." Like many other underclassmen, Snell could have opted to sit out of the bowl game to prepare for the draft.  He never really considered it. "I want to go out like I came in, with my brothers," Snell said. As the junior prepares for his final game as a Kentucky Wildcat, the decorated running back has one goal remaining.  He's 107 yards away from breaking Sonny Collins' all-time rushing record.  He wants to check off the final box on the list of goals that's hanging over his bed, but he is not letting the record consume him. "I don't focus on it.  I understand you're the media, you gotta to ask.  But I really want to stay as far away from that, because Benny will handle that.  There's no need to talk about it.  It's done. It is what it is." https://twitter.com/RoushKSR/status/1073722776312340484 One of the greatest to ever wear a Kentucky uniform will play one more game January 1 in Orlando.  Enjoy history, Big Blue Nation. See Benny's entire appearance with the media where he shared what's on his Christmas list, his favorite moments as a Wildcat and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlLph2dP9EA [mobile_ad]