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After keeping fans on pins and needles all day, 4-star JuCo DT Ben Bradley has finally committed to Auburn over Kentucky. From Bradley’s Twitter account:
I KNOW NOW THROUGH THIS LONG JOURNEY WHERE I BELONG AND THE PLACE I’M SPENDING MY NEXT 2 YEARS IS THE UNIVERSITY OF AUBURN #WAR EAGLE
— Ben Bradley (@IamAmbition98) January 7, 2013
The news is disappointing, but Kentucky’s late surge for the talented JuCo is encouraging nonetheless. Next?
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January 7th, 2013 at 4:27 pm
How much $$$ did they offer you Ben???
January 7th, 2013 at 4:28 pm
Our pockets run deep.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:29 pm
Um, isn’t it Auburn University? Glad he was paying attention.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:29 pm
He will lose 3,000 followers in 5,4,3,2,1…
January 7th, 2013 at 4:29 pm
I heard it was because he couldn’t enroll at UK this late. Classes start Wednesday, after all.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:31 pm
Whatever!!! Im sure we will be OK
January 7th, 2013 at 4:31 pm
Being encouraged about a late surge is for the old Kentucky program. This is a new beginning where we expect to get guys like this.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:32 pm
Best of luck. Time to move on.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:32 pm
I highly doubt Auburn had to pay a 4* juco DT to come play for them, dont be silly.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:33 pm
#6. Why would he have taken an official visit to UK this past weekend if he couldn’t enroll?
January 7th, 2013 at 4:34 pm
Er…5 now.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:34 pm
9 – Thank you. He’s good… but not THAT good. C’mon man.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:35 pm
7 is exactly right. Everyone needs to lose the loser mentality. Just being close isn’t good enough.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Congrats. Should have come to play for a defensive coach, but it’s your call. #unfollowed
January 7th, 2013 at 4:36 pm
5. Classes start at Auburn this Wednesday too.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Until any kid officially signs, they are fair game. Thats the nature of NCAA Football. Recruiting gets downright Dirty in Football. #UK is going in a better direction.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:38 pm
#10, for the same reason Anthony Bennett visited UK, but couldn’t enroll either.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:38 pm
I meant a better direction compared to last year.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:39 pm
Wasted my whole day. Felt really good about our chances.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:39 pm
Ben Bradley just posted this pic on Twitter: http://twitter.com/IamAmbition98/status/288396703948754944/photo/1
January 7th, 2013 at 4:40 pm
“Hearing a little bit on Bradley. Dilemma is when he can enroll. If he can today at UK, he goes to Kentucky. If not, Auburn. Wants UK.”
That is from UK’s official recruiting account.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:40 pm
This decision has NOTHING to do with enrollment. Auburn and UK both start classes this Wednesday!
January 7th, 2013 at 4:42 pm
21. lol @ official recruiting account. That might be the funniest thing I’ve read all day…officially.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:42 pm
21) Dude, Uk’s official recruiting account. Come on now.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:42 pm
21.) You’re an idiot…there is NO official UK recruiting account. SMH.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:47 pm
Best of luck to the young man, Auburn is a fine choice.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:47 pm
lol he went to the only SEC team we would’ve beaten last year
January 7th, 2013 at 4:49 pm
at least we were in the running. remember this last time last year?
January 7th, 2013 at 4:50 pm
If UK is going to be in the hunt for 4* recruits, then get used to losing on most of the better ones, at least for a while. In the past, we weren’t even considered. If we are going to compete for the best, then we are going to butt heads with big time programs (SEC) and we are not going to win all the time. So, get used to being in the game but losing more than winning for the better recruits. But the key is this–at least now UK is in the game and not content to go with only 2* and 3* recruits that are not on the big boys’ radar screens. I wish Mr. Bradley all the best at Auburn and in life.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:50 pm
Oh well. Hopefully we’ll land Jarran Reed instead
January 7th, 2013 at 4:51 pm
He may have just wanted to enroll in Veterinary School.
January 7th, 2013 at 4:53 pm
Some folks need to relax. This is the first year we’ve been somewhat relevant in football recruiting in some time. If we’re on the selection list for some of these guys, it’s an improvement. We’ll get there, give it time.
January 7th, 2013 at 5:00 pm
32. UK IS NOT RELEVANT. Come back and talk when UK does not have the LAST PLACE recruiting class in the SEC. By the way, you have less than a month.
January 7th, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Yo Ben, it’s Auburn University, not University of Auburn. Just want you to know where you are going. Good luck!
January 7th, 2013 at 5:02 pm
This is a far cry better than the past. So we lost one because of bureaucracy in admissions. Give Stoops a year to get in early on recruits and we’ll see progress.
January 7th, 2013 at 5:02 pm
Duffus says: Rodney Gardner strikes AGAIN!!
Over 15 years built Georgia
now starting in with Auburn.
January 7th, 2013 at 5:03 pm
#33 Less than a month to what?
January 7th, 2013 at 5:03 pm
Don’t complain or criticize when a recruit doesn’t chose UK. Makes us look terrible.
January 7th, 2013 at 5:07 pm
37. I think he’s referring to National Signing Day.
January 7th, 2013 at 5:17 pm
best of luck young man!
January 7th, 2013 at 5:20 pm
Less than a month to correct your last place recruiting ranking in the SEC. Hey…Arkansas is #50 that should be easy enough. Then your next target is #37 at Missouri. No easy task…get crackin.
January 7th, 2013 at 5:39 pm
Well, at least we are getting beat out of the final 2 by Auburn instead of Austin Peay…
January 7th, 2013 at 5:41 pm
#29 What does “in the hunt” get you? A gold star? I think Mr. Stoops, Mr. Eliot, et al will soon see that convincing an SEC worthy player to be a Cat is a helluva lot harder than convincing him to come be a Nole! Were there any obligatory “we didn’t want him anyway, he’s only a 4 star recruit” comments in this thread?
January 7th, 2013 at 5:42 pm
Almost seems like he had typed “Kentucky” and had to change it…
January 7th, 2013 at 6:10 pm
Well can’t get them all, But I am faith in Stoops and the coaching staff. GO CATS!
January 7th, 2013 at 6:42 pm
This is the beginning of the
end for Stoops at Kentucky.
January 7th, 2013 at 7:22 pm
This kid will be locked up in jail before he ever sets foot on auburn campus
January 7th, 2013 at 7:49 pm
War eagle baby!
January 7th, 2013 at 10:06 pm
Hope he does well. We will get some and lose some. As least we’re in the final two with upper-level FBS schools now instead of lower-level ones. I’ll take 50% of those guys all day!
January 8th, 2013 at 7:46 am
What…the roofie milkshakes.pot brownies and middle age groupies couldn’t seal the deal??????????????