Mark Pope has to make a late push to land this elite guard.
One of the top players on Kentucky's board for the 2025 class is five-star guard Jasper Johnson. He is from Kentucky and has a ton of family ties to UK. Other schools like Alabama and North Carolina are in it for Johnson, and it sounds like the Wildcats are trying to make a comeback.
Popular high school recruiting X/Twitter page @HSTopRecruiting predicted Johnson to end up at Alabama but believes the Wildcats are making a comeback. HS Top Recruits had this to say about where Johnson will end up, "Kentucky, I believe, is making an interesting comeback. His father and grandpa played football at Kentucky, and that connection is strong, obviously. I also think it’s a good sign that he was in attendance for the UK alumni TBT game. I think it’s truly hard for a Kentucky kid to choose elsewhere at times, especially someone like him who has those connections and has attended Kentucky games and events for a lifetime.
Coach Pope is trying to catch up to Nate Oats in this race, as Johnson is one of the top ten players in the class and an elite shooter. He is a perfect fit for both Pope and Oats's offenses, so it will be interesting to see where Johnson ends up. This would be a painful miss for the Kentucky coaching staff if Johnson ended up at another school, especially an SEC school.
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