BREAKING: Class of 2027 ATH Austin Coles has Committed to Kentucky, he tells me for @Rivals
The 6’5 200 ATH chose the Wildcats over Virginia Tech and Kansas State
“I’m Home BBN!”
https://t.co/fzo7t9wdvX
BREAKING: Class of 2027 LB Drew Williams has Committed to Kentucky, he tells me for @Rivals
The 6’2 205 LB chose the Wildcats over Oregon, Florida, and Miami
“AG2G, BBN Let’s work🔵⚪️!!”
https://t.co/90u4X4l0P7
BREAKING: Four-Star DL Malachi Brown has Committed to Kentucky, he tells me for @Rivals
The 6’3 275 DL chose the Wildcats over Tennessee, Louisville, and Purdue
“They got no path so they follow my footsteps”
https://t.co/DetNUkDJUS
The left is filled with a bunch of clueless people. I’ve done the research, I’ve seen enough evidence throughout history.
They’ll gaslight certain cultures, religions, and people into thinking they care about you. They don’t.
NEW: 2027 5⭐️ G/F Ryan Hampton has committed to Kentucky! @ryhamp14
Coach Pope locks down a big time prospect as his first commitment in the 2027 Class!
Comments from Ryan after he committed 👇🏻
"I chose Kentucky because of Coach Pope and coach Williams, They showed me a vision and play for me to reach my ultimate dreams and goals. They will challenge me to be the best I can be on and off the court."
"Let's be honest, coach Mo Williams helped close the deal. He's been a friend of my dad for a long time and so my family has trust in him. Coach Pope didn't sugarcoat anything. Nothing is ever given at Kentucky, they are held to a higher standard and the bright lights are always on."
"I'm ready for the challenge," said Hampton. "It feels like home so why not. I'm a top prospect and I truly believe I will thrive at a top school. It's been a long journey to get to this point, I thank my family and I thank God. The best is yet to come."
#BBN #KentuckyBasketball
To you, it's just a Cracker Barrel parking lot. To me, it's where I gave my life to Jesus Christ.
I was 21 years old. I was working at the Cracker Barrel in Tallahassee after some of the worst years of my life. I'd made mistakes. Real ones.
I grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, raised by a mom who worked hard and didn't accept excuses. But I made decisions that should have ended my story before it ever really started. By the grace of God, they didn't. But every day, I was carrying them.
One afternoon, a church group came into the restaurant, just back from a revival. I served them their meals like I served any other table. But something happened while I was serving them. I can't fully explain it to you. The Lord spoke to me. He said, “Stop running from Me.”
It knocked me back.
I went to find the table, and they were all gone. I could see through their windows that they were getting on their bus, and I knew deep down that if I let them drive away, I was going to keep running. So I went outside. The last woman, just as she was stepping onto the bus, turned to me and asked, “Are you okay?”
I told her, “No ma’am, I’m not okay.” I told her the Lord was telling me to stop running.
That whole bus emptied out, stood with me in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel in Tallahassee, Florida, and prayed over me right there.
I gave my life to Christ that day. Right there.
I still get emotional about it. Because I know what I was before that moment, and I know what He's done since. He gave me a wife who shares my faith. He gave me three sons. He gave me a career, a community, a calling I never would have dared to ask for. He took a kid from Crown Heights who’d run out of chances and gave him a life that doesn't make sense apart from grace.
People ask me sometimes why I talk about it. Why I bring up the parking lot. Why I don't just keep that part private and let folks see the polished version.
I'll tell you why.
Because there's a young man out there right now — maybe in Tallahassee, maybe in Tampa, maybe in Miami, maybe in a small town in the Panhandle — who thinks his story is already over. Who thinks the mistakes he's made disqualify him from the life he could have had. Who thinks God doesn't want anything to do with somebody like him.
I'm here to tell him: that's a lie.
In life, you're not who you are at the lowest point. You're who you choose to become after.
The Lord met me in a Cracker Barrel parking lot. He'll meet you wherever you are.
You just have to stop running.