Score one for the Clint Bowen recruiting resume.
Thursday afternoon, JayhawkSlant.com reported that Josh Moore, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound tight end from nearby Olathe North High had switched his commitment from Ohio State to Kansas University.
Moore, who recently made a visit to KU with O-North teammate Isaiah Simmons (the 6-3, 195-pound brother of KU senior Victor Simmons), reportedly decided to switch to KU after being impressed by what he heard from Bowen, the Jayhawks’ interim head coach, and his uneasy feelings about his commitment to Ohio State.
Here’s a look at the 2015 recruiting class as it looks so far.
“I know he called up there and made a verbal commitment to Clint,” Olathe North coach Gene Wier told Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant. “He knows there isn’t a head coach and it’s hard to commit when there isn’t one. But he likes what he has heard since Bowen took over. He didn’t have any interest in KU before but now that has changed.”
Wier told Kirby that Moore has been impressed by Bowen for a long time.
“When (Bowen) took over Josh mentioned he really liked him,” Wier said. “I told him just to hang and see how things play out. I would say it is in a holding pattern and he’s watching what is going to happen,” Wier said.
Moore, a three-star prospect according to Rivals.com, becomes the 14th member of the Class of 2015 to commit to Kansas. Despite not knowing which head coach will lead them into the 2015 season, the Jayhawks are expected to sign a full class because of the number of departing seniors.
Simmons, a three-star safety who plays both offense and defense at O-North, has yet to make a commitment but holds offers from KU and Missouri.
