"We’re happy to have him because he’s a great player, a great kid and has a great attitude, all that stuff." Thankfully when he came up on his recruiting visit (to Muncie), he loved it and felt great about it. And Georgia Southern was going after him hard. "They had three guys in his house the night before signing day. "The biggest challenge we faced was Kansas," Neu said. Huntley had offers from Kansas, Minnesota and Georgia Southern as well. Talking about Huntley’s recruitment after practice Wednesday, head coach Mike Neu said it was all about Jackson and Lynch holding off some bigger schools. ►RELATED: Ball State falls to IU in blowout fashion ►RELATED: 3 problems Ball State must clean up for Western Kentucky So I can’t show anything but appreciation for the coaching staff."Īssistant coaches Chevis Jackson and Kevin Lynch were the primary recruiters for Huntley, who was part of a 2017 recruiting class that was ranked fourth in the Mid-American Conference, the highest Ball State has been since 2010. "But Ball State … they offered and said they would stick with me, and that’s what they did. I was right there and they didn’t think I was going to finish," Huntley told the Star Press during the preseason. "They called me on the phone and dropped me because I was struggling with my grades. Now a sophomore running back with the Cardinals, Huntley originally committed to Western Kentucky in the summer before his senior year of high school.īut it didn’t last, as he decommitted from the Hilltoppers – who come to town Saturday (3 p.m., ESPN3) – in December of 2016. The story of how Caleb Huntley ended up at Ball State had its twists and turns. Watch Video: VIDEO: Ball State coach Mike Neu previews Western Kentucky
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