Corral, who arrived on campus favoring Georgia, along with Top247 receiver
JaMarr Chase, who came in favoring TCU and LSU. In-state tight end
Dante Lang also pulled the trigger on a commitment to UF after looking good in camp. Then you have safety
Randy Russell and receiver
Tyquan Thorntonjumping in the boat out of South Florida, and the Gators go from languishing toward the bottom half of the SEC recruiting rankings to be the hottest team in America on the trail.
What has changed?
The additions of [running backs coach] Ja’Juan Seider, [defensive backs coach]
Corey Bell and another unsung hero [offensive line coach]
Brad Davis, [linebackers] coach [Tim] Skipper, I think moreso this year than anything," an on-campus source explained to 247Sports. "We sat back, we really evaluated and this time before Friday Night Lights from spring evaluation through June, a lot of planning was put in place to get guys here, researching and knowing the important things to hit with the kids and parents and being very methodical."
“Mac deserves a lot of credit sitting back and looking at what works and doesn’t work and doing things sometimes he’s never done [like Gator Chomping in a pool and letting the video go on social media]. Those are things that keep the Gators on peoples’ minds. He pushed for a holistic approach, he really trusts the coaches.”
Florida has a chance to sign a really special class.
You have to like where the Gators stand moving forward with two more receivers in Top247 recruit
Jacob Copeland and
Anthony Schwartz, perhaps the fastest player in the 2018 class. Running backs
Leddie Brown and
Dameon Pierce are thinking strongly about UF. The offensive line class Davis is working on could be special, with Top247 recruits
William Barnes,
Nicholas Petit-Frere and
Richard Gouraige being three highly-coveted prospects in the Gators' crosshairs.
Furthermore, it sounds like things are trending in the right direction with Ohio State defensive end commit
Andrew Chatfieldfollowing his weekend visit, with
Malcolm Lamar,
Coynis Miller,
Nesta Silvera, Dennis Briggs and
Azeez Ojulari being priorities.
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