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Madison committed to Texas Tech, intrigued by UK

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Tevin Madison committed to Texas Tech only last month but as recent history is increasingly showing that doesn't mean much until Signing Day.

Madison's interest in the Red Raiders is holding firm. He believes the program is holding steady and moving in the right direction in the wake of Tommy Tuberville's departure. But the 5-foot-10, 160-pound receiver from Fayette County (Ala.) has seen a recent surge in interest and offers from other schools, including Kentucky.

"Right now (his commitment) is pretty set but the doors are still open," Madison told Cats Illustrated. "I really like Texas Tech's coaching staff and just their style of play. That's pretty much it. I'll take a trip there this summer. It'll be early this summer."

Memphis, Southern Miss, Northern Illinois and Jacksonville State are the other schools that have offered Madison recently. But the Kentucky offer is especially intriguing.

It's also an interesting offer given the fact that three UK assistants were coaching in Lubbock last year."

"Coach (Derrick) Ansley is recruiting me and I know he's told me about their offensive coordinator (Neal Brown)," he said. "Coach Ansley's a cool guy, a good guy.

"I'd say I have a little interest in Kentucky. I've always liked Kentucky ever since they had that (Andre) Woodson guy at quarterback. I liked him."

Madison doesn't plan on backing out of his Texas Tech pledge. Then again, he's not saying no, absolutely, to the other schools recruiting him.

Perhaps the most telling evidence of how open he is would be the fact that he wants to take all of his official visits in the fall or winter. He will visit Kentucky even before that.

"I think I'm coming up to Kentucky and some of my teammates are supposed to be coming up there with me. They're not really recruiting them yet because they're underclassmen," he said.

Last year Madison had 62 receptions for 1,166 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns. He returned two punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns, and on defense accounted for 64 tackles, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

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