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Ohio WR Snodgrass eyeing a move to SEC for college

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Times are changing and Thaddeus Snodgrass is evidence of that. One of Ohio's top prospects, a four-star wide receiver, lists two SEC schools at the top of his list.

As recently as last week Snodgrass listed Penn State as his favorite. Then two SEC offers came in and Snodgrass quickly changed his tune.

"I'd probably say Kentucky and South Carolina are standing out a little bit," Snodgrass said.

The reason? The spread offense at South Carolina and the Air Raid to be employed at Kentucky.

Offensive coordinator Neal Brown, running backs coach Chad Scott and wide receivers coach Tommy Mainord have all had a hand in recruiting Snodgrass to date, a sign of just how important they consider him to be.

But the coach most responsible for recruiting Snodgrass is Vince Marrow, and given UK's recent successes in Ohio that's probably a good thing.

The 6-foot-1, 184-pound receiver from Springfield (Ohio) is No. 198 on the initial Rivals250 and has clearly emerged as one of the Cats' top receiving targets.

"They just said they want me to come down on their junior day," he said, referring to the February 23 event that coincides with College Gameday and the Kentucky-Missouri basketball game in Rupp Arena.

"I think I'm going to go there. I was going to go to Penn State but my dad said it will be closer going there [to Kentucky]. I'll go to Penn State for a spring practice."

Snodgrass said he's "very excited" about the coming trip to Kentucky. It's an important trip because Snodgrass is hoping to make an early college decision. He would like to announce his destination "by the summer or before," he told Cats Illustrated. He plans to visit South Carolina sometime in the summer.

Something else to watch: Snodgrass has become good friends with four-star quarterback Drew Barker and four-star wide receiver Braxton Berrios. Both are also key targets for Kentucky and South Carolina.

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