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Snodgrass expects to make early decision

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Thaddeus Snodgrass had a high opinion of Kentucky even before he visited the school over the weekend. In fact, he said Kentucky and South Carolina were even at the top of his list.

Now that the 6-foot-1, 184-pound receiver has been to Kentucky there's only school at the front of his mind.

"Kentucky," Snodgrass said when asked which school leads on Sunday.

That's good news for UK, as the Rivals250 receiver plans to make his decision before too long. Snodgrass is aiming for a spring decision as he wants to put the process behind him and focus on the remainder of his high school career.

So what was it that put Kentucky ahead of the rest of the field?

"It was just a great trip," he said. "I got to watch some film with the coaches and I got to talk to some of the players. We ate and toured the academic center. The basketball game, it was sweet.

"I talked to coach [Vince] Marrow, coach [Tommy] Mainord, coach [Mark] Stoops and coach [Neal] Brown. They talked about how the offense fits me. They said they don't have too many receivers right now and I could probably play right away," he said.

Snodgrass spent plenty of time with the other recruits and he also got to know wide receiver A.J. Legree.

He made the trip to UK with his father, his cousin and Davonte James, another Ohio recruit.

The four-star receiver said he would like to visit South Carolina and Penn State before making his decision.

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