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Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton is starting to receive attention from collegiate football programs. Photo by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.

Cincinnati offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Tuesday, according to Lakota West head football coach Larry Cox.

UC made its offer the following day that Horton received an offer from Louisville. It was his fourth offer in the past six days.

Horton, who has received interest from Penn State, Arkansas and Michigan State, also has offers from Indiana, Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green, Western Michigan, Minnesota and Kentucky. He has also visited Alabama and Mississippi State.

• Cincinnati Enquirer’s recruiting blog
• Lakota West Signing Day
• Lakota East Signing Day
• VIDEO: GMC Signing Day
• UK coach talks about Kyle Meadows
• ASU offers Lakota East OL Jarrett LaRubbio

In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 228-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.

In other Lakota football recruiting news, Lakota East senior offensive lineman Kyler Corbett committed to Morehead State on Sunday night, according to Lakota East coach Rick Haynes.

Corbett is 6-foot-1 and 235 pounds.

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Louisville offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Monday, according to Lakota West head football coach Larry Cox.

Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton has added three Division I offers to play college football in past five days. The latest coming from Louisville. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II.

In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 228-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.

This past Saturday, Horton visited Alabama. He also visited Mississippi State on Sunday. Another SEC school, Arkansas, has shown “strong interest” and also wants to visit Horton, according to Cox.

“Horton is probably the best power running back in the Class of 2014,” said Mark Porter, director of ScoutingOhio.com. “His ability to run between the tackles and churn out the tough yards is second to none and just when you think you have him bottled up that’s when Horton shows off his speed. This rare combo of size, power, and speed has college coaches taking notice and the offers are just starting to roll in.”

In November, Horton was named to Rivals.com 250 Prospect Rankings list for the class of 2014. He was one of four players from the region to make the list, which also included Walnut Hills defensive back Nilijah Ballew, Conner (Hebron, Ky.) quarterback Drew Barker and Colerain wide receiver Trevon Hudson.

Rivals.com is listing all four local athletes as four-star recruits.

For more local high school sports recruiting news, visit The Cincinnati Enquirer’s recruiting blog.

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Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton is starting to receive attention from collegiate football programs. Photo by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.

Minnesota and Western Michigan offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Wednesday, according Lakota West head football coach Larry Cox.

Horton, who has received interest from Louisville, Penn State and Michigan State, also has offers from Indiana, Kent State, Toledo, Bowling Green and Kentucky.

In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 228-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Horton is expected to visit Alabama this weekend.

“Horton is probably the best power running back in the Class of 2014,” said Mark Porter, director of ScoutingOhio.com. “His ability to run between the tackles and churn out the tough yards is second to none and just when you think you have him bottled up that’s when Horton shows off his speed.  This rare combo of size, power, and speed has college coaches taking notice and the offers are just starting to roll in.”

In November, Horton was named to Rivals.com 250 Prospect Rankings list for the class of 2014. He was one of four players from the region to make the list, which also included Walnut Hills defensive back Nilijah Ballew, Conner (Hebron, Ky.) quarterback Drew Barker and Colerain wide receiver Trevon Hudson.

Rivals.com is listing all four local athletes as four-star recruits.

For more local high school sports recruiting news, visit The Cincinnati Enquirer’s recruiting blog.

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Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton is starting to receive attention from collegiate football programs. Photo by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.

Bowling Green offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Wednesday, according to Mike Dyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer.

Horton, who has received interest from Louisville, Penn State and Michigan State, also has offers from Indiana, Kent State, Toledo and Kentucky.

In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 225-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Next month, Horton will be attending Alabama’s junior day.

In November, Horton was named to Rivals.com 250 Prospect Rankings list for the class of 2014. He was one of four players from the region to make the list, which also included Walnut Hills defensive back Nilijah Ballew, Conner (Hebron, Ky.) quarterback Drew Barker and Colerain wide receiver Trevon Hudson.

Rivals.com is listing all four local athletes as four-star recruits.

For more local high school sports recruiting news, visit The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Recruiting blog

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Lakota West senior Mike Kelly has committed to play college football at Navy. Photo taken by Adam Kiefaber of WestChesterBuzz.com.

Lakota West seniors Mike Kelly and Drew Garbenis verbally committed to college football programs on Monday. Kelly committed to the Naval Academy, while Garbenis committed to Robert Morris.

Kelly, who is a 6-foot-1, 215-pound linebacker, picked Navy over West Point, Yale and Lafayette. Garbenis, who is a 6-foot-4, 295-pound offensive tackle, picked Robert Morris over Saginaw Valley State and Grand Valley State. Garbenis plans on studying engineering.

Recent Lakota football recruiting news:

• Lakota East LB Keith Brady commits to Columbia
• Lakota East junior OL Jarrett LaRubbio adds offer
• Lakota West senior Kyle Meadows commits to UK
• Cincinnati Enquirer’s recruiting blog

Meanwhile, Toledo offered Lakota West junior running back Mikel Horton on Monday.

Horton, who has received interest from Louisville, Penn State and Michigan State, also has offers from Indiana, Kent State and Kentucky.

In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 225-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.

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Lakota West junior Mikel Horton rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns on 43 carries in the 46-34 Lakota West win against La Salle in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown in 2012. Photo by Joseph Fuqua II.

Horton, who has received interest from Louisville, Penn State and Michigan State, also has offers from Indiana and Kentucky.

In 2012, the 6-foot-1, 225-pound Horton rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns.

In November, Horton was named to Rivals.com 250 Prospect Rankings list for the class of 2014. He was one of four players from the region to make the list, which also included Walnut Hills defensive back Nilijah Ballew, Conner (Hebron, Ky.) quarterback Drew Barker and Colerain wide receiver Trevon Hudson.

Rivals.com is listing all four local athletes as four-star recruits.

For more local high school sports recruiting news, visit The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Recruiting blog

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With National Signing Day less than a month away, a pair of Lakota football players made commitments to colleges this weekend, while another senior added an offer.

Jake Chestnut lead Lakota East in tackles in 2012 has committed to play football at Notre Dame College near Cleveland. Photo taken in playoff game against Moeller Nov. 10, 2012 by Joseph Fuqua II.

Joining Meadows on his visit to UK on Saturday was junior running back Mikel Horton, who has an offer to play football in Lexington. Horton, who has received interest from Louisville, Penn State and Michigan State, also has an offer from Indiana.

Horton, who is 6-foot-1 and 225 pounds, rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns on 202 carries this past fall.

His teammate, senior linebacker Mike Kelly also recently added an offer from the Naval Academy.

Kelly, who is 6 feet 1 and 220 pounds, has offers from all three service academies and Yale, Lafayette and other Ivy League schools.

Kelly, who was first-team all-GMC this past season, will officially visit West Point this weekend.

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Lakota West junior Mikel Horton rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns on 43 carries in the 46-34 Lakota West win against La Salle in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown in 2012. Photo by Joseph Fuqua II.

Horton, who rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns on 202 carries this past fall, also has an offer from Indiana.

In November, Horton was named to Rivals.com 250 Prospect Rankings list for the class of 2014. He was one of four players from the region to make the list, which also included Walnut Hills defensive back Nilijah Ballew, Conner (Hebron, Ky.) quarterback Drew Barker and Colerain wide receiver Trevon Hudson.

Rivals.com is listing all four local athletes as four-star recruits.

Horton has received recent interest from Penn State and Michigan State.

For more local high school sports recruiting news, visit the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Recruiting blog

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Lakota West junior Mikel Horton rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns on 43 carries in the 46-34 Lakota West win against La Salle in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown in 2012. Horton recently received an offer from Indiana. Photo by Joseph Fuqua II.

Lakota West senior linebacker Mike Kelly received an offer from West Point on Monday, according to his high school head coach Larry Cox.

The offer and other Lakota West recruiting information involving junior running back Mikel Horton was reported by Mike Dyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer.

Kelly, who has a 4.0 GPA and a 28 on his ACT, also has offers from Yale, Indiana State, Lafayette, Princeton, Air Force, Brown and Villanova. Furthermore, Ohio and Kent State have shown interest in the linebacker.

This past season, Kelly was second on the team in total tackles (44) and in tackles for loss (10.5). He also had two sacks and led the team with two forced fumbles.

Meanwhile, Horton has received recent interest from Penn State and Michigan State.

In November, Horton was named to Rivals.com 250 Prospect Rankings list for the class of 2014. He was one of four players from the region to make the list, which also included Walnut Hills defensive back Nilijah Ballew, Conner (Hebron, Ky.) quarterback Drew Barker and Colerain wide receiver Trevon Hudson.

Rivals.com is listing all four local athletes as four-star recruits.

Horton, who rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns on 202 carries this past fall, has an offer from Indiana.

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Lakota West junior Mikel Horton rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns on 43 carries in the 46-34 Lakota West win against La Salle in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown in 2012. Horton recently received an offer from Indiana. Photo by Joseph Fuqua II.

Kelly, who has a 4.0 GPA and a 28 on his ACT, also has offers from Yale, Indiana State, Lafayette, Princeton, Brown and Villanova. Furthermore, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Mike Dyer, Ohio and Kent State have shown interest in the linebacker.

This past season, Kelly was second on the team in total tackles (44) and in tackles for loss (10.5). He also had two sacks and led the team with two forced fumbles.

In other Lakota West football recruiting news, junior running back Mikel Horton was recently named to Rivals.com 250 Prospect Rankings list for the class of 2014.

Horton was one of four players from the region to make the list which also included Walnut Hills defensive back Nilijah Ballew, Conner (Hebron, Ky.) quarterback Drew Barker and Colerain wide receiver Trevon Hudson.

Rivals.com is listing all four local athletes as four-star recruits.

Horton, who rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 touchdowns on 202 carries this past fall, has an offer from Indiana.

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Tags: Tags: Lakota West, Lakota West football, Lakota West sports, Mike Kelly, Mike Kelly football recruiting, Mike Kelly Lakota West, Mikel Horton, Mikel Horton football recruiting, Mikel Horton Lakota West