Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 overall player in the country, has been keeping college programs on the hook for the better part of a year. And frankly, who can blame him? In a landscape where building a “brand” seems just as important as the best possible fit, maximizing the free visits, publicity, and social media engagement is just good business.
You get all the clicks, all the views, and there’s no commitment involved – at least, not for a while.
Although, while the recruiting circus is standard practice nowadays, the latest twist in the Stokes saga specifically is something nobody saw coming. The deciding factor between Kentucky and Kansas might not be NIL collectives or anything to do with the actual staff or team. It might just be the shoes.
The Kansas Assumption
Yes, shoes. You read that right…