Zach West (2011-OL) informed me he is meeting with Joker Phillips and Chuck Smith today. Could the Cats finally be extending an offer? West also informed me Ohio has offered his a scholarship to play football. Stay tuned.**Update at 4:25pm**
West has just informed me the Cats have extended an offer. He is not ready to commit.
Thanks for the update, Aaron.
ReplyDeleteDuring your conversation were you able to gauge his interest in UK at all/ can you tell how interested UK is in him? I guess I'm just wondering if you have any insight of why it might take them this long to offer someone in their back yard.
I know there was some word that they may be concerned about the level of competition he had played against.
I think the staff has been interested in West for a while. Remember they have one commitment in Miller already. I think they feel pretty good about Mitch Smothers and Nick Martin too. For sure the Cats sign two linemen in the class, ideally three.
ReplyDeleteThere is some speculation that Kiaro Holts will follow Kris Harley to Va. Tech. The Cats had offered both. Maybe the Cats are giving up on someone (Holts), so they are offering West.
West grew up a UK fan and has family that went to UK. I think he bleeds blue, but like most football recruits will take his visits and then make a decision. Charlie Strong is recruiting West hard and will be in the mix. Also, Penn State offered and will be hard to turn down.
If I had to guess, I would say he signs with UK next February.
If they are good enough, I would see us signing a MINIMUM of 3 OL in this class. Four would not shock me. I know schollies are VERY tight, but we have a HUGE need at OL.
ReplyDeleteWest is private school class 1a. Move him and his team up and they lose. He didnt perform well in us army combine. He is weak and slow.
ReplyDeletePrivate school class 1a, has nothing to do with if he can play. The kid can flat out play.
ReplyDeleteThe weak and slow comment is uncalled for. If you have nothing informative or positive to say then perhaps you should keep your negative opinions to yourself. Further to speculate LCA couldnt win in another class is a stretch as it is impossible to know. Fans like you shouldnt care about the information provided by this blog as you obviously already know all that is written here.
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If he couldn't play he wouln't hold offers from UK, Louisville and Penn State among others. You can't teach size or speed. Zach has the size, work ethic and desire. He will be fine.
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