Everything seemed like it was going to fall into place for Louisville and Pat Kelsey in the recruiting efforts for one of the top transfers in the country. Yup, 2027 playmaker Obinna Ekezie Jr. is high on the Cardinals and Travis Branham even put in his pick for him to commit to Louisville soon.
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Not so fast. Why? Because Buzz Williams and Maryland have other ideas. In a new report from 247Sports’ Jeff Ermann, he indeed has stated that Williams and the Terps have entered the mix in hopes of changing Ekezie’s mind at the last minute. Does this change everything for Kelsey?
— Jeff Ermann (@Jeff_Ermann) May 1, 2026
Maryland is working to steal Obinna Ekezie Jr. away from Louisville at the last second
Since the rest of the article is behind a paywall, we’re going to respectively keep out the information that Ermann and Branham were able to gather from their sources. However, the fact that it has been confirmed that Ekezie to Louisville is far from a done deal is not good for Kelsey…