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WR Harris opens recruitment, takes look at UK

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Drake Harris has been committed to Michigan State for more than half a year but he's starting to open things back up.

The 6-foot-4, 180-pound receiver from Grand Rapids (Mich.) is still technically committed to the Spartans but when you talk to him about his recruitment it sounds as though he's very open.

"I committed there (to Michigan State) originally because I was going to play basketball and football there," he said. "Now I'm opening it back up and I'm going to take visits in the spring and summer.

"I'm committed but it's kinda a soft verbal."

One reason Harris wants to open things up is he no longer plans to play two sports in college. As his high school career has advanced he has realized that his potential is on the gridiron.

"I've really gotten better at football," he said. "I have more success playing it and have a better chance making it to the league. There are a lot of 6-4 basketball players out there."

Rated the No. 56 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com, the four-star (6.0) prospect heard from Kentucky recently. He's willing to give the Wildcats a look.

"I talked to coach (Tommy) Mainord and he was just talking about how the Air Raid offense is run," he said. "I didn't know they came from (Texas) Tech.

"He told me about that good recruiting class they've got coming in this year and he sees me coming in, stepping in and playing right when I get there. He said I'm one of their top prospects that they're looking to get down there."

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