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JUCO receiver Kurtz not tipping his hand

Justin Rowland
CatsIllustrated.com Football Recruiting Analyst

There isn't a shortage of speedy slot receivers on Kentucky's recruiting board but the Wildcats are also looking to add a receiver or two with some size. Nick Kurtz could be part of the solution.

Kurtz is one of the top junior college prospects in the nation and is a four-star wide receiver recruit with offers from schools all over the nation.

Since junior college prospects can take official visits before high school prospects can, Kurtz has been able to make stops at BYU and Kansas. That leaves three official visit slots remaining. Kurtz has also taken an unofficial visit to Southern Cal. He plans to graduated from El Cajon (Calif.) Grossmont C.C. in December so he can enroll a semester early.

The 6-foot-6, 205-pound receiver is doing everything he can not to tip his hand, so don't expect him to discuss the process at length or in great detail. In fact, he's keeping quiet about almost everything.

"I'm just kinda letting time go by and whatever happens happens," he said. "I want to take all five of my visits but I don't know yet. I'm not giving anything away yet."

To that end Kurtz declined to say which schools have been recruiting him the hardest, much less which schools he has the most interest in.

He did acknowledge that Kentucky is one of the schools still on his radar.

"I do still talk to the coach so that's still a possibility for sure," Kurtz said.

And Kurtz also gave a little insight into what he will be looking for when he's making his decision, which could shed some light on which schools have the most to offer him.

"Coming out of a junior college it's a different process than if you're coming out of a high school. You want to look where you can have an immediate shot at playing, where you can get a great education and win as much as possible," he said.

Kurtz has been clocked at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash and carries a 3.6 grade point average at Grossmont C.C.

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