LB Kash Daniel has informed chosen school of decision

Linebacker Kash Daniel of Paintsville, Ky., said last week he had made his college decision, which he will reveal to the public on July 4. The school he has chosen already knows its the winner.

That would be either South Carolina, Kentucky or Louisville. Daniel has never publicly named a favorite, and that’s led to a wild swing in speculation.

After he attended USC’s camp this month and talked glowingly of the Gamecocks, recruiting sites were predicting USC. But most recently, the talk has been more about Kentucky. How does Daniel explain this since he’s not shared his plans with anyone outside of his cadre?

“Everybody just says that because I’m an instate kid and they just automatically say that’s where I’m going to go,” Daniel said. “I was on a Kentucky sports radio the other day but I didn’t say anything on there for people to think that. Like I said, it’s just an instate thing I guess.”

He has been talking regularly with USC recruiter Kirk Botkin as well as the recruiters from the other two schools. So, he’s talking with recruiters from two schools he knows he won’t attend but is not letting on to them. That, he says, is not much fun.

“It kind of feels like you’re leading a girl on,” Daniel said. “You’re talking to the prettiest girl in the world and you’re leading her on to another pretty girl.”

▪  DE Ron Johnson Jr. of Camden, NJ, a USC target, arrived at Michigan on Thursday for a visit.

▪  DE Khalid Kareem of Farmington Hills, Mich., committed to Alabama on Wednesday. He also had a USC offer.

▪  OL Drew Wilson of Bamberg-Ehrhardt will announce his college decision Saturday. His offers include North Carolina, NC State, Florida, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Louisville, East Carolina and Charlotte. He will announced at his church at noon Saturday.

This story was originally published June 25, 2015 at 8:26 AM with the headline "LB Kash Daniel has informed chosen school of decision."