Tweet me!If there's a prize for beating the recruiting bushes and landing some late talent, Butch Jones and his Cincinnati staff have to be a finalist for the award. After adding a number of talented players including Munchie LeGaux in the days just prior to National Signing Day 2010, the UC football program pulled a rabbit out of its helmet when Kenbrell Thompkins officially became a Bearcat today.
Tennessee was at first reluctant to give the talented Thompkins a release but later relented.
After a nondescript high school career at Miami Northwestern High School which earned him a scholarship offer to only Morgan State, Thompkins blossomed at El Camino Community College catching 126 passes for 2,052 yards and 15 touchdowns in two seasons.
His play earned him scholarship offers from Alabama, LSU, Florida, Oregon, California, UCLA and several other BCS institutions before he ultimately decided to be come a Bearcat. Thompkins officially visited Cincinnati, Alabama, Tennessee and UCLA during the recruiting process.
Because Thompkins signed a letter of intent with Tennessee, he could not sign another national letter to attend Cincinnati. Instead, he signed grant-in-aid papers.
Since Thompkins graduated from junior college in December, he could enroll immediately at the University of Cincinnati and participate in spring football practices. He will be eligible to play in the 2010 season for the Bearcats.
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