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Guys, I spoke a bit earlier with West Florida Tech safety Keyon Helton. Cincinnati offered him last month and he now has 16 total.
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2018/keyon-helton-184795
Helton said he plans on visiting UC this weekend as he makes a big swing with his dad and brother. They're going to Appalachian State tomorrow, then Marshall, then Ohio State, then Cincinnati and Kentucky. Assistant coach Gino Guidugli is the recruiter here and Helton said he likes their conversations. He really wants to see the facilities and the family feel on his visit, the same as the others, too.
The big thing to keep in mind here is that Helton has a twin brother, Keyshawn Helton. UC has not offered Keyshawn. Keyon's offers include Purdue, Southern Miss and WKU, so not any major power fives yet. But the only places that have offered both brothers are Kent State, Western Carolina and McNeese State. So Kent is the only D-I to offer both and they're not stopping on their trip to Ohio this weekend if that tells you anything. Keyon told me it's not a deal-breaker if they don't go to the same school, but they do want to play together and they'd like to at least be at schools close to each other.
Full story coming on Keyon, but as of now, the Bearcats have a good shot here. Interesting to see how these visits go, including to UC.
Guys, I spoke a bit earlier with West Florida Tech safety Keyon Helton. Cincinnati offered him last month and he now has 16 total.
https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2018/keyon-helton-184795
Helton said he plans on visiting UC this weekend as he makes a big swing with his dad and brother. They're going to Appalachian State tomorrow, then Marshall, then Ohio State, then Cincinnati and Kentucky. Assistant coach Gino Guidugli is the recruiter here and Helton said he likes their conversations. He really wants to see the facilities and the family feel on his visit, the same as the others, too.
The big thing to keep in mind here is that Helton has a twin brother, Keyshawn Helton. UC has not offered Keyshawn. Keyon's offers include Purdue, Southern Miss and WKU, so not any major power fives yet. But the only places that have offered both brothers are Kent State, Western Carolina and McNeese State. So Kent is the only D-I to offer both and they're not stopping on their trip to Ohio this weekend if that tells you anything. Keyon told me it's not a deal-breaker if they don't go to the same school, but they do want to play together and they'd like to at least be at schools close to each other.
Full story coming on Keyon, but as of now, the Bearcats have a good shot here. Interesting to see how these visits go, including to UC.