Recruiting News: Seven Athletes Make Verbal Commitments

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In this first report of the week, I would like to feature athletes who have recently made verbal commitments to college programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Congratulations to the following seven athletes who have announced verbal commitments to play college football.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Redzone Kansas wants to show as much love as possible to Kansas athletes and keep the information in player profiles as accurate as possible.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Feel free to reach out on social media when you get offers, make commitments, or switch schools.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='866489' first='Joseph' last='Arnold'],</strong> DB, 6'1”, 177, Blue Valley Northwest, '25 (Missouri State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Arnold is ranked No. 21 overall by Prep Redzone Kansas and is the No. 2 ranked defensive back in the Kansas Class of 2025. Arnold is a ball-hawk corner who dines on turnovers. During his senior season, he grabbed five interceptions, forced two fumbles, recovered two fumbles, and made five pass breakups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='866505' first='Conlee' last='Hovey'],</strong> TE, 6'5”, 225, Louisburg, '25 (Kansas)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hovey took to social media this week to announce his verbal commitment to Kansas University. He made 15 receptions for 201 yards during his senior season. Hovey is ranked No. 25 overall and has the fourth-ranked tight end in Kansas. All four of those tight ends have committed to Division I Power Conference Programs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='442620' first='Connor' last='Bohon'],</strong> QB 6'4”, 195, Mill Valley, '25 (Nebraska-Kearney)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bohon is headed to the MIAA to play for the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers. He threw for 1,194 yards and 13 touchdowns in 11 games. He also rushed for 563 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Jaguars. Bohon is ranked No. 44 overall in the Kansas Class of 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='282256' first='Landen' last='Gatto'],</strong> WR, 6'5”, 200, Maize South, '25 (Emporia State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gatto was one of the most productive wideouts in Kansas in 2024. He caught 79 balls for 1,017 yards. He found the end zone 11 times for the Mavericks. He is headed to a program that loves to throw the ball at Emporia State. Gatto is ranked No. 56 overall in the Kansas Class of 2025.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='442666' first='Holden' last='Ziegler'],</strong> DL, 6'3”, 260, Council Grove, '25 (Emporia State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another Kansas prospect headed to play for the Hornets is Council Grove's Ziegler. Ziegler is ranked No. 63 overall by Prep Redzone. Ziegler finished with 58 tackles in 12 games. He had back-to-back seasons of 50-plus tackles recording 54 as a junior in 10 games. He was in the opponent's backfield often this season registering 22 tackles for lost yardage.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1343595' first='Ethan' last='Outley'],</strong> RB/WR, 5'8”, 205, Valley Center, '25 (Bethany)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bethany Swedes are coming off a reemergent season and are expected to add a speedster from Valley Center to its roster. Outley is ranked No. 205 overall and recently announced his verbal commitment to Bethany on social media.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1115446' first='AJ' last='Quick'],</strong> OL, 5'10”, 230, Cheney, '25 (Friends)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quick is a powerful lineman who understands the work it takes to build a winning offense. The Cheney prospect announced that he has verbally committed to Friends University. Quick is ranked No. 300 overall by Prep Redzone Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->