Deone Walker has made it easier for Willie Rodriguez to play during his first semester on campus. The enormous athletes play on different sides of the line of scrimmage, but the former’s early success showed Mark Stoops that there’s no need to cling to redshirts for freshmen in this new era of college football. The transfer portal opened for business in 2021. The following year Walker was one of a handful of true freshmen who logged serious snaps as true freshmen for Kentucky. Rather than limit Barion Brown or Dane Key to four games to retain another year of eligibility, the two pass-catchers …