One of the more interesting recruitments heading into Wednesday’s National Signing Day is that of five-star receiver Jaime Ffrench.
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin standout committed to Texas in August as he loves coach Steve Sarkisian’s offense and the Longhorns have proven to be one of the best teams in the country this season.
But Ffrench also took an official visit to Florida in recent weeks and two of his teammates – five-star safety Hylton Stubbs and four-star quarterback Tramell Jones – just flipped to the Gators from Miami and Florida State, respectively.
Heading into singing day, the feeling has been that Ffrench sticks with his commitment to the Longhorns and signs with Texas.
But Florida has been Flip City recently as the Gators have gotten double-digit flips in the last few weeks as they finally have some momentum on the recruiting trail.
Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney asked Jason Higdon of 1standTenFlorida.com and Jason Suchomel of OrangeBloods.com to offer their takes:
Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell earned another accolade during what’s been a prestigious prep career for the five-star prospect. Russell was named the Maxwell National High School Player of the Year on Friday.
The award comes just a few weeks after Russell was also named the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer and offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan presented Russell with the Maxwell Player of the Year Honor on a FaceTime call that was shared on social media.
“You’ve earned it all, you earned it,” Sheridan told Russell in the video. “Stay true to who you are and like [DeBoer] you poured into your team and it’s been an amazing journey and it’s still just the beginning. The best is still ahead.”
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