Report: Dowell twins flip from UK to Spartans

Kentucky's football recruiting class took a hit late Tuesday night with a Scout.com report that four-star Cleveland-area twins Andrew and David Dowell have flipped their commitment to Michigan State.

Their father, Will, did not respond to messages, but Scout.com analyst Bill Greene cited Will Dowell as saying his sons have now committed to the Spartans.

The Dowells, who attend powerhouse St. Edward High School in Lakewood, had been committed to UK since October and were considered two of the top players in their class. Without them, the Wildcats would have only 15 commitments just a week before national signing day. UK has lost four commitments on flips to other programs since Sunday night – the twins to Michigan State, Florida cornerback Jeremiah Dinson to Auburn and Ohio defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton to Ohio State.

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Andrew Dowell, who can play both safety and running back, was rated the No. 11 player in Ohio by Rivals.com, and David, a cornerback, is No. 12.

According to Rivals.com ratings, UK has only two other four-star commitments, Warren East linebacker Eli Brown and Ohio tight end C.J. Conrad. That's eight fewer four-star players than UK signed in 2014. If the Dowells are subtracted, the Cats' 2015 class would fall to a tie for No. 49 in Rivals' team rankings.

UK 2015 decommitments

UK dealt with only a handful of "decommitments" during Mark Stoops' first two classes, but it's been a more common occurrence in the 2015 class. Here is a list of where one-time UK commitments are committed now (assuming the Scout.com report on the twins is accurate).

CB David Dowell, Michigan State

ATH Andrew Dowell, Michigan State

DT DaVon Hamilton, Ohio State

CB Jeremiah Dinson, Auburn

WR Alex Stump, Ohio State

C Luke Hiers, UCF

CB Montrell Custis, Alabama (reconsidering UK now)

S Marcus Walker, recommitted to UK

DE Darius Fullwood, Virginia Tech