Here was the announcement:
Cox received his scholarship offer from UK last week, and was quick to jump on the opportunity to become a Wildcat.
Extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Kentucky! ??? @CoachDeanHood @CoachSchlarman @AllenTrieu @RivalsDave pic.twitter.com/WL1sjlsj1R
— Eli Cox (@elicox59) May 1, 2018
An unranked prospect in the Class of 2019, Cox chose to stay home and play for UK over offers from Army, Austin Peay, Ball State, Cincinnati, Cornell, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia State, Liberty, Marshall, Ohio, Toledo and Western Michigan.