2024 quarterback Cody Pagach, an emerging junior at Independence High School in Thompson's Station, TN., picked up an offer from Western Kentucky on Wednesday, July 6.
Pagach announced that he had received an offer from the Hilltoppers over social media on Wednesday evening.
The 6-foot-3, 175-pound pro-style quarterback is an unranked 2024 prospect on Rivals.com and has garnered the interest of a few notable programs, including several Power Five schools.
In addition to the offer from Western Kentucky, Pagach has collected offers from Pittsburgh and Toledo. He has also garnered the interest of Arkansas State, Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi, Rutgers, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Pagach spoke with InsideHilltopperSports.com about how it felt to pick up an offer from the Hilltoppers and revealed what he knew about their program at this point in his recruitment.
"It feels amazing," Pagach said. "I know they like to throw the ball and as a quarterback, when a school that throws it as much as WKU gives you an offer, it justifies all the hard work you've put in."
Pagach said that WKU assistant coach, co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ben Arbuckle has a solid relationship with his QB Country coach Thomas Morris, who is working with him. Seeing as he's also worked with former quarterback Bailey Zappe, Pagach said there's a form of trust between them. Pagach said that the Hilltoppers go involved with his recruitment this past June as he attended one of the Hilltoppers' camps.
"Coach Arbuckle has a great relationship with my QB Country coach Thomas Morris. They've also worked with Bailey Zappe, so I think there's trust there. Coach Arbuckle wanted me to camp there, so I went in June."
With two other offers and the interest he's generated from several SEC schools, Pagach talked about just how significant this opportunity from Western Kentucky is for him.
"It's pretty huge for me," Pagach said. "Recruiting is all about finding the best opportunity and the best fit for my skill set. The success of WKU's offense and their overall offensive mindset is very attractive to me."
Pagach said that he intends to continue to get to know the Hilltoppers' coaching staff and said he will be attending games this fall as he is only an hour and a half away from campus. Pagach also talked about his football career up to this point, discussing his growth and development at Ensworth High School, where his father coached for seven years, and Independence High School.
"I was at Ensworth as a freshman and then I played for Coach Blade at Independence my sophomore year. Now, we have Coach Stidham. Basically, I've played for four different coaches going all the way back to middle school. All of my coaches have been offensively-minded, so I think I've benefitted a lot from them. It's also taught me to adapt as I've had to learn a new offense each of the past four years."
Pagach said that his current staff at Independence High School is loaded with talent and he is looking forward to the next two seasons.
Pagach announced that he had received an offer from the Hilltoppers over social media on Wednesday evening.
The 6-foot-3, 175-pound pro-style quarterback is an unranked 2024 prospect on Rivals.com and has garnered the interest of a few notable programs, including several Power Five schools.
In addition to the offer from Western Kentucky, Pagach has collected offers from Pittsburgh and Toledo. He has also garnered the interest of Arkansas State, Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi, Rutgers, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Pagach spoke with InsideHilltopperSports.com about how it felt to pick up an offer from the Hilltoppers and revealed what he knew about their program at this point in his recruitment.
"It feels amazing," Pagach said. "I know they like to throw the ball and as a quarterback, when a school that throws it as much as WKU gives you an offer, it justifies all the hard work you've put in."
Pagach said that WKU assistant coach, co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ben Arbuckle has a solid relationship with his QB Country coach Thomas Morris, who is working with him. Seeing as he's also worked with former quarterback Bailey Zappe, Pagach said there's a form of trust between them. Pagach said that the Hilltoppers go involved with his recruitment this past June as he attended one of the Hilltoppers' camps.
"Coach Arbuckle has a great relationship with my QB Country coach Thomas Morris. They've also worked with Bailey Zappe, so I think there's trust there. Coach Arbuckle wanted me to camp there, so I went in June."
With two other offers and the interest he's generated from several SEC schools, Pagach talked about just how significant this opportunity from Western Kentucky is for him.
"It's pretty huge for me," Pagach said. "Recruiting is all about finding the best opportunity and the best fit for my skill set. The success of WKU's offense and their overall offensive mindset is very attractive to me."
Pagach said that he intends to continue to get to know the Hilltoppers' coaching staff and said he will be attending games this fall as he is only an hour and a half away from campus. Pagach also talked about his football career up to this point, discussing his growth and development at Ensworth High School, where his father coached for seven years, and Independence High School.
"I was at Ensworth as a freshman and then I played for Coach Blade at Independence my sophomore year. Now, we have Coach Stidham. Basically, I've played for four different coaches going all the way back to middle school. All of my coaches have been offensively-minded, so I think I've benefitted a lot from them. It's also taught me to adapt as I've had to learn a new offense each of the past four years."
Pagach said that his current staff at Independence High School is loaded with talent and he is looking forward to the next two seasons.
