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Guys, I caught up with another recent Bearcats football offer, 2026 linebacker Karsten Busch from St. X in Louisville. Another one who got back to me after I reached out last week.
Assistant coach Cortney Braswell is the primary recruiter here and who made the offer. And so far, it seems like they have a good relationship. I think Busch thought it was odd how Braswell initiated the conversation. Busch told me Braswell just started texting him, they talked and THEN Braswell talked to Busch's coach. Or at least, that's what Busch thinks. Anyway, I think they're further along now, but then Busch told me, "I don't really know that much," about UC.
For much of the interview, I though Busch was a Louisville lean. He talked about visiting a ton, going to multiple games last season including against Kentucky and saying the game "didn't end the way we wanted." But then he also talked about Kentucky and how great the facilities are there.
I didn't go in-depth, because there's no scholarship offer, but he started off talking about Alabama, how he wants to go back after he camped there. And he finished our talk by telling me, "My main goal is to go high SEC, because I feel like I’m an SEC player." So, if no name-school SEC teams offer, UC has as good a shot as any. I expect Busch to visit for one of the first couple of home games. But if an Ole Miss/Mississippi State/Missouri school offer, the way he talks, he's a lock there.
I do think it's good the Bearcats are trying to get in early here. From what I've seen, I think Busch is a high-three-star type of player. And that's one that could get a bigger SEC offer, but might not.
Full story coming.
Guys, I caught up with another recent Bearcats football offer, 2026 linebacker Karsten Busch from St. X in Louisville. Another one who got back to me after I reached out last week.
For much of the interview, I though Busch was a Louisville lean. He talked about visiting a ton, going to multiple games last season including against Kentucky and saying the game "didn't end the way we wanted." But then he also talked about Kentucky and how great the facilities are there.
I didn't go in-depth, because there's no scholarship offer, but he started off talking about Alabama, how he wants to go back after he camped there. And he finished our talk by telling me, "My main goal is to go high SEC, because I feel like I’m an SEC player." So, if no name-school SEC teams offer, UC has as good a shot as any. I expect Busch to visit for one of the first couple of home games. But if an Ole Miss/Mississippi State/Missouri school offer, the way he talks, he's a lock there.
I do think it's good the Bearcats are trying to get in early here. From what I've seen, I think Busch is a high-three-star type of player. And that's one that could get a bigger SEC offer, but might not.
Full story coming.
