Marc Nave gave his dedication to Kentucky a month in the past. The offensive lineman had dedicated to Ohio State in early June.
It has been a whirlwind fall for Nave, an offensive lineman at Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio). In late September, three months after he had verballed, Nave de-committed from Ohio State. By Nov. 16, Nave had given his verbal to Kentucky.
It was a possibility, Nave stated, that was an ideal match for him.
“I’d say the rationale I dedicated to UK was due to the household environment down there,” Nave advised USA TODAY Excessive College Sports activities.
“And the good alternatives introduced to me that I wasn’t getting from different colleges.”
Nave is ranked the No. 25 participant in Ohio and the No. 45 inside offensive lineman within the nation in accordance with 247Sports. He additionally held affords from Auburn, Boston School, Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri, Pittsburgh and Purdue amongst others.
It’s a little bit of a big gamble for Nave. Ohio State is, nicely, THE Ohio State, one of many blueblood packages of school soccer.
Kentucky is a powerful program, however Nave stated he wanted to comply with his coronary heart in making this choice.
“For positive it was (a danger) however I feel I made the correct choice resulting from the truth that I felt like God had a special calling for me and one other place the place I’d be extra snug at,” Nave stated.
“And Marrow (Vince Marrow, affiliate head coach at Kentucky) and the UK employees stayed in contact all through my whole dedication to Ohio State in order that confirmed how they have been in me.”
The 6-foot-5, 320-pound inside offensive lineman plans to enroll at Kentucky in the summertime.