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One of the first interactions Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) safety Micah Rice had with Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm was a nearly three-hour conversation.
Junior day had just wrapped up when Brohm pulled Rice to the side to talk to him about football and Rice’s game.
“There were a lot of kids at the junior day. He only held us afterward,” Rice said.
There were no frills, excitement or promises of being a starter. Rice was intrigued by how down-to-earth and realistic Brohm was in their discussion.
The 1-on-1 time and upfront conversations Brohm had with Rice and his family stuck out to the three-star defensive back. Between Brohm paying close attention to Rice, the relationship defensive coordinator Ron English developed with him and prayer, choosing Louisville over Minnesota and Arizona wasn’t a hard decision.
One month after U of L secured Rice’s commitment, the program added four-star edge rusher CJ May, the highest-rated prospect of the 2025 recruiting class. Although the Cardinals’ coaching staff hits the transfer portal hard, the group hasn’t forgotten about high school players. The current class has 13 verbal commits, all of whom share similar experiences about the relationships they built with Brohm & Co.
Although name, image and likeness deals play a major part in schools’ pitches to recruits, it hasn’t been a major part of the Cardinals’ discussions with recruits. Rice said it wasn’t mentioned at all, and Ryle three-star defensive lineman Dillon Smith said it was mentioned briefly.
“I’m pretty sure they said around half their team has an NIL deal,” Smith said, adding that NIL deals didn’t play much of a factor in his decision to commit to U of L. “I know that the NIL stuff will come once I’m able to perform on the field, so I’ll worry about performing before all the NIL…
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Author : The Courier Journal
Publish date : 2024-07-18 09:16:47
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