Time to turn the full court press on with Kenny Bell. CU has not been recruiting him hard and we need athletes in this class. Kenny's tall, fast and a playmaker. He could potentially be a great cornerback in our system (and maybe a return guy). I also like him as a slot WR.
Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas Tech have been his three official visits.
The Gophers have 3 RBs, 2 WRs, 4 CBs and 2 ATHs committed. I can't see them still taking Kenny this cycle.
The Nubs have 1 RB, 1 WR, 2 CBs and 1 ATH committed. I believe they're taking another WR this cycle and Kenny is a back-up plan in case they don't pull Willis Wright or Austin Hill.
The Red Raiders have 2 RBs, 2 WRs, and 3 CBs committed. Supposedly they were focusing on Bell as a cornerback, so they may be full at this point.
One wildcard in this whole thing is Arizona State. They had previously offered and now Greg Brown is there. He was the guy who visited Fairview to scout Kenny for the Buffs. If he was high on him (and we didn't recruit hard because Hawk wasn't), then ASU will probably get heavily into the mix now. However, if it went the other way (Brown wasn't that high on Kenny), then we could be looking at making a strong push late with Ambrose and Hawkins recruiting him.
I guess we'll see, but I'm at a point now where I believe we need to focus hard on keeping some of the best talent home. And maybe securing commitments from guys like Bell, Hemschoot and Onyeali will help turn the local momentum in our favor and give us a good shot at bringing Mister, Spond and Bonnell into the CU family.