After rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown in the Under Armour All-America Game Friday, five star running back Damien Harris talked a little about his recruitment.
Here is what Harris had to say about Kentucky.
“Home is where the heart is,” Harris said of Kentucky following Friday’s Under Armour All-America game. “You know it’s a school, they’re 15 minutes away from my house. It’s real close. And the program is on the rise for sure and they’re doing a lot of great things.”
Harris explained his entire Berea community has been encouraging to play at Kentucky, including friends, administrators and teachers.
“It’s everywhere. You can’t get away from it,” he said.
He also explained his familiarity with building a program from the ground up. Harris recounted his high school career, stating his program had won “two or four games” in the four years before his arrival.
After a 2-8 freshman season his team finished 7-5 his sophomore year and 10-2 his junior year. He knows how difficult it is to build something from nothing, and he embraces that challenge.
“I definitely know what that’s like and I know the time, the effort, the hard work that goes into (a rebuilding process),” Harris said. But he wasn’t finished.
“But at the same time I’ve been battling with do I want to go somewhere that’s already established where I have great players around me.”
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