Cause for optimism?
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The next two weeks will be critical for the nation’s No. 3 pro-style quarterback.
Matt Corral, a consensus top-100 overall recruit, has been committed to Florida since July 22, but that decision is now in limbo due to the coaching changes at UF.
Corral remains solid to the Gators and wants to enroll early, but needs to build a relationship with new Florida coach Dan Mullen in a short period of time. They first spoke last week.
“Matt has heard from Coach Mullen,” said his father Peter Corral. “They talked on the phone. Coach Mullen told him everything starts over and that he was going to get to know Matt.”
Corral’s father said Mullen contacted him as well, but they have yet to schedule an in-home visit or an official visit with Florida.
“Coach Mullen called my wife and I at home after one his assistants [Billy Gonzales] came to see Matt,” his father said. “He was just telling us that Matt is his guy and that he can’t wait to meet us. We just want to know where things stand.”
In addition to Corral, Mullen made contact with a handful of quarterbacks last week and has targeted mostly dual-threat passers. He conducted an in-home visit last Tuesday with 5-star QB
Justin Fields, who is currently committed to Georgia.
“I’m fine with that. Matt’s fine with that, too,” Corral’s father said of Mullen’s interest in Fields. “Matt’s not afraid of competition. It’s just about communication. If they need to sign a second quarterback, we just want to be updated on what’s going on.”
Corral’s father thinks highly of Mullen’s offense and believes Matt can have success under his tutelage. He also liked the message from Gonzales last Thursday when he visited Corral at Long Beach Poly High School.
“Coach Gonzales told Matt he’s got the ‘it’ factor,” Corral’s father said. “He told us they can build their offense around him and his strengths. That’s what Matt wants.
“His goal is to play in the NFL and Coach Mullen can get him there. Everybody knows he can coach quarterbacks. He’s a great coach. There’s no doubt about that.”
However, Corral’s father admits that Matt still needs to sit down with Mullen at some point this month to put a stamp on his commitment.
Corral officially visits Ole Miss this weekend and may take a trip to LSU as well, according to his father. Alabama is also in the mix for Corral, who visited the Crimson Tide last month.
The U.S. Army All-American and Elite 11 finalist will be a mid-year enrollee and plans to sign early on Dec. 20.
“Hopefully everything will fall into place,” Corral’s father said. “I just want Matt to be happy, settled down, comfortable where he’s at and knowing that he’s wanted there.”