UK football bounces back with commitment from ‘big hitter’ Jared Casey

A day after losing a commitment from one local four-star football recruit, UK’s football program added a pledge from another in-state standout.

Ballard linebacker Jared Casey — a four-star prospect in the class of 2019 — announced his commitment to the Wildcats on Thursday afternoon, a little more than 24 hours after UK lost Western Hills star Wandale Robinson, who flipped his commitment to Nebraska.

Casey has long been one of the Cats’ top targets in the 2019 class, visiting Lexington multiple times throughout the year. He committed to Oregon in October — about two weeks after his official visit to UK — but backed out of that pledge last month. The Cats quickly emerged as the favorite in his…