Re: [gatortalk] [gatornews] [SUN]: Trinity Christian Super 11 lineman Austin Barber commits to Florida

Gardener was the kid from Jones HS in Orlando that held the signing ceremony.  The problem with that stunt was he didn't have a UF LOI to sign...

I don't know if he did it to try and pressure our coaches into sending him one or not, but whatever it was backfired on him.  The kid is a great player 4* talent for sure.  The fact he signed with JSU and had no other committable offers tells me grades nightfall been the issue...

Ken

Ken Kirkley

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Subject: Re: [gatortalk] [gatornews] [SUN]: Trinity Christian Super 11 lineman Austin Barber commits to Florida

 

The one who had a signing ceremony, Javonte Gardner, ended up signing with Deion Sanders at Jackson State.

On Dec 18, 2020, at 11:49 AM, John Vega <zebulon@gate.net> wrote:

There's a story behind this story, but I am not sure what it is.

3 of our 5 OL verbals did not sign in the early signing period. One even held a signing ceremony, but UF has not acknowledged him as a signee. 

I hear that we pushed them back into the regular signing period. They did not sign elsewhere, and our competition on these three did not seem that impressive (i.e. UAB, Maryland).

I hear grades may be an issue. I also hear that we might be trying to upgrade at the position. I also heard that Mullen has been burned by accepting LOIs from players that didn't make their grades, and losing out on other prospects as a result.

We had 6 empty slots after Wednesday, now it looks like 5. This player looks like a fine prospect, but not especially better than the ones that we pushed back into the regular signing period. Perhaps grades are not an issue for Austin.

I think that we are in the hunt against Oklahoma for an elite 5* lineman, and are holding a spot for him. Tristan Leigh is supposed to announce at an all-star game on 1/2.

Perhaps someone else knows more, strange OL recruiting this year.

-Zeb

On Dec 18, 2020, at 11:00 AM, 'Oliver Barry REALTRACS' via GatorTalk <gatortalk@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Good news! While Miami is a fertile recruiting ground, one must not forget our own back yard in the Jacksonville High Schools. 

We should always have the elite players from there.

This kid looks like a monster, too!

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