Cincinnati Bearcats Recruiting: Linebacker Antonio Kinard Signs With UC

Junior college linebacker Antonio Kinard has officially signed with the Cincinnati Bearcats for their 2015 recruiting class.

Here’s a snippet from his full recruiting profile.

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Kinard was actually a Miami Hurricanes commit two years ago but for one reason or another he never made it to campus. So he signed with Arizona Western, piling up 106 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and an interception last season. He visited Cincinnati over the weekend and came away so impressed to choose the Bearcats over California, Louisville, and Utah. Like Minor, the appeal of early playing time may have swayed Kinard to cast his lot with UC. Starters Jeff Luc and Nick Temple along with rotational backup Clemente Casseus will be gone to graduation after this year. It’s unclear who among the relatively green players behind them will get most of the reps in 2015. Kinard probably sees that situation as a way to see the field from day one at Cincinnati.