CONCORD, CA – NOV. 19: Pittsburg quarterback Jaden Rashada (5) makes a cross towards De La Salle within the second quarter of their North Coast Section Open Division championship recreation at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
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Among essentially the most spectacular achievements of the Miami Hurricanes’ Mario Cristobal period has been to maintain a powerful recruiting class intact regardless of the mounting crew losses — till now.
Early Friday morning, only a few minutes after midnight, that modified when elite prep quarterback Jaden Rashada introduced on Twitter that he has flipped his dedication from Miami to the Florida Gators.
Rashada, 6-4 and 185 kilos, is rated the nation’s seventh finest quarterback within the 247Sports composite rankings. The tweet was accompanied by a video of Rashada in a Florida Gators jacket doing the Gator chomp, with a lot of footage of a stuffed Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, higher generally known as The Swamp.
According to 247Sports, Miami nonetheless had 19 “hard commits” for 2023 as of Friday morning and had been ranked ninth within the nation in recruiting for that class. Hurricanes followers and recruiting gurus can be watching carefully if and the way Rashada’s decommitment impacts the remainder of the vaunted class.
“Over the previous few months, I’ve been weighing my choices closely…’’ tweeted Rashada, of Pittsburg, California. “I’ve dreamed of taking part in SEC soccer since I used to be just a little child.
“After quite a lot of prayer, conversations with my household and people near me, I’ve determined to alter my dedication and play for the University of Florida.
“I’ve super respect for Miami and what they will accomplish there however I’ve watched this season and Coach Napier and his crew are constructing one thing very particular in The Swamp and I need to be part of it.’’
“I’m extremely grateful for Coach Gattis, Coach Ponce, Coach Cristobal and his total employees on the U for giving me the chance to be a Hurricane.’’
UM nonetheless has 6-4, 190-pound three-star quarterback Emory Williams out of Milton, Florida, dedicated to its 2023 class.
The Canes (4-5, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), leaving Friday for a 3:30 p.m. Saturday kickoff at Georgia Tech (4-5, 3-3) are within the midst of one in all their worst seasons.
