Another man, a passenger who was not on the team, was also killed in the early morning accident in which the pickup truck veered off the highway and then swung back onto the road before rolling over.
Killed were Arthur Steinmetz, 19, of Edgewood, a defensive lineman who transferred to Kentucky from Michigan State in August and was sitting out the season, and Scott Brock, 21, of Hyden.
Watts, the driver, was in fair condition Sunday after being airlifted to Lexington's University of Kentucky Medical Center from Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. Brock and Steinmetz were pronounced dead at the scene.
Watts suffered a severe laceration of his forearm and was to have surgery Monday to begin cleaning the wound and repairing the damage, Kentucky athletic director C.M. Newton said at a news conference yesterday evening.
Newton spoke on behalf of football coach Hal Mumme, who canceled his usual Sunday conference call.
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