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Louisville lands hometown WR Keion Wakefield over UK

If the rivalry between the Louisville Cardinals and Kentucky Wildcats wasn’t already pretty big, it just got a little bigger. One 2016 commit found out what the rivalry means when he committed to the Cardinals on Thursday.

According to College Spun, three-star wide receiver Keion Wakefield made his decision to stay in his hometown at a ceremony at his high school on Thursday. Wakefield chose Louisville over the Wildcats as well as Purdue and Indiana.

Keion Wakefield picks Louisville after hat switch with UK. pic.twitter.com/Bt9lveHp1i

— Mike Hughes (@ITVHughes) July 23, 2015

Talk about a rivalry.