Just two days after decommitting from <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/arkansas-razorbacks/">Arkansas</a>, Chanhassen (Minn.) three-star tight end <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/kade-bush-249903/">Kade Bush</a> has now committed to <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/west-virginia-mountaineers/">West Virginia</a>.



He announced the decision on Thursday afternoon via X:



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">100% Committed! Thank you so much <a href="https://twitter.com/NYSEandeasy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYSEandeasy</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/RealCoachRod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealCoachRod</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachTTrickett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CoachTTrickett</a> and the entire West Virginia staff for the amazing visit and making it feel like home!! Excited for what’s ahead! Go Mountaineers!!🟦🟨 <a href="https://twitter.com/WVUfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WVUfootball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HardEdge?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HardEdge</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NPND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NPND</a> <a href="https://t.co/DXjym4fyaL">pic.twitter.com/DXjym4fyaL</a>— Kade Bush (@kade_bush) <a href="https://twitter.com/kade_bush/status/1981445805065027937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Bush is the No. 1,027 overall prospect and No. 68 TE in the 2026 cycle, according to the <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/rankings/industry-player/football/2026/">Rivals Industry Ranking</a>, a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 6 recruit in Minnesota.



The Mountaineers offered Bush earlier this month on Oct. 12. He then backed off a seven-month-long commitment to the Razorbacks and has quickly jumped in the fold for head coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/coach/rich-rodriguez-134659/">Rich Rodriguez</a> and the staff in Morgantown.



The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder becomes commit No. 27 for the Big 12 program this cycle. West Virginia currently has the No. 52 class in the nation, according to the <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/rankings/industry-team/football/2026/">Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings</a>. 



Bush plays for one of the top high school football programs in Minnesota. Chanhassen currently ranks No. 8 in the state, per the <a href="https://www.on3.com/high-school/rankings/football/minnesota/">Rivals Composite Rankings</a>. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-wvu-adds-bush-to-2026-class">WVU adds Bush to 2026 class</h2>



Bush gives the Mountaineers a second tight end commit in their senior class as he joins Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller three-star <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/sam-hamilton-236144/">Sam Hamilton</a>. Ohio and Minnesota are two of now 17 states represented in the class. 



Memphis Whitehaven three-star running back <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/christopher-talley-245602/">Christopher Talley</a> sits atop the class, checking in as the No. 482 overall prospect and No. 31 RB in the nation. He chose WVU in July. Rodriguez and Co. built a majority of its class in the summer, with 18 commits coming in June and July.



Belle Glade (Fla.) Cardinal Newman three-star quarterback <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jyron-hughley-151750/">Jyron Hughley</a> has been in the class since April and is now the No. 32 QB in the cycle. He’s one of two signal-callers in the class, alongside Santa Monica (Calif.) Notre Dame three-star <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/wyatt-brown-240247/">Wyatt Brown</a>, the No. 134 QB overall.



“Everything is going well. I’m still in contact with everybody. I think my process is going smoothly. Still talking to the coaches every day. Everything is playing out how it’s supposed to play out,” <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/news/west-virginia-2026-qb-commit-jyron-hughley-i-solid-with-pledge-to-mountaineers-hearing-from-two-schools/">Hughley told Rivals’ Marcus Benjamin</a> about his pledge earlier this month.



Other top commits in the WVU class include: Orland Park (Ill.) Carl Sandburg three-star safety <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/vincent-smith-251045/">Vincent Smith</a>, Georgetown (Texas) three-star running back <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jett-walker-238160/">Jett Walker</a>, Chesterfield (Va.) Varina three-star RB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/sirpaul-cheeks-249784/">SirPaul Cheeks</a>, Cornelius (N.C) Mooresville three-star EDGE <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/kamdon-gillespie-176569/">Kamdon Gillespie</a>, Moody (Ala.) three-star DL <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/cameron-mallory-241501/">Cameron Mallory</a> and Cincinnati Withrow three-star offensive tackle <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/justyn-lyles-242859/">Justyn Lyles</a>.



The class also ranks No. 11 in the Big 12 and is ahead of Colorado, Iowa State, Cincinnati, UCF and Oklahoma State. The entire WVU class <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/west-virginia-mountaineers/football/2026/industry-comparison-commits/">can be seen here</a>.

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