Paw Paw (Mich.) offensive lineman Karsen Barnhart has played three years of varsity at his school and earned all-state honors as a junior. That brought the attention of colleges and a handful of offers from Mid-American Conference schools.
The explosion of recruiting and scholarship offers he has seen this winter has been aided by his exploits on the basketball floor. His ability to run the court, his athleticism at 6-foot-5, 285 pounds and competitiveness has been on display. That is in addition to the school record 555-pound deadlift in the weight room.
Many of the college coaches who have made their way to Paw Paw have watched him in practice or in games, and many of those schools have followed up with scholarship offers.