UNION, Ky. — Cooper 2026 quarterback Cam O’Hara announced Thursday night his verbal commitment to Western Kentucky University.
"One thousand percent committed," O'Hara wrote on X. "All glory to God. So blessed to be in this opportunity."
1000% COMMITTED! All glory to GodSo blessed to be in this opportunity🙏@RickBowie2 @Coach_Helton @WKUFootball @CooperFootball @VisionQb #WkuFootball#GoTops#ComeToTheHill pic.twitter.com/BCK2I3vY1u
— Cam O’Hara QB 2026 ✞ (@CameronOHara15) February 14, 2025
O’Hara threw for 3,617 yards and 52 touchdowns in 15 games for the Jaguars in 2024. He rushed for 186 yards and four touchdowns.
O’Hara helped to lead Cooper (14-1 record in 2024) to a Class 5A state runner-up finish for a second straight season.
Cooper coach Randy Borchers said Western Kentucky was one of O'Hara's early scholarship offers during his high school career, prior to the quarterback's sophomore season.
"He thinks he can excel in that offense and compete early," Borchers said. "It was one of his top choices from day one."
The quarterback made an instant connection with Rick Bowie, who was hired as the WKU offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach earlier this month. Borchers said the timing was right for O'Hara to make the commitment and focus on his senior year.
Cooper plays at Anderson, the Ohio Division II state runner-up in 2024, to open the season Aug. 22.
O'Hara had several highlights this past season including in September when he was 21 of 32 passing for 312 yards and six touchdowns in a 62-36 win over visiting Great Crossing. He also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. That performance earned O’Hara the WCPO 9 Gold Star Athlete of the Week.
O’Hara, a three-star player by 247 Sports, had several scholarship offers including from the University of Kentucky, Miami University, Eastern Kentucky, Akron, Kent State and Tennessee State.
O’Hara is ranked Kentucky’s No. 3 player overall in the 2026 class by the 247 Sports Composite. He is ranked the nation’s No. 41 quarterback in his class by the composite rankings.
O'Hara's Cooper career program records include most passes attempted (909), completed passes (579), most yards passing (8,996) and touchdown passes (120), according to Cooper statistician Garry Clark.
