Scarlet_Buckeye;823557 wrote:I think the better question is... why did Florida pull their offer from a national prospect?
While observers might consider linebacker a position of current weakness, Florida still repealed a scholarship offer to one of the nation’s standout high schoolers last month.
Four-star recruit Deaysean Rippy is a star at Sto-Rox High in McKees Rocks, Pa.
Rippy recorded 77 tackles and seven sacks as a junior, and he holds scholarship offers from top of the line programs like Alabama, Ohio State and Southern California.
But Florida is noticeably absent from that list — no longer an option for Rippy after a tumultuous trip to Gainesville.
The Gators originally offered Rippy while Urban Meyer was still at the helm.
The outside linebacker was close with former defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and said he spoke with Meyer “a lot,” forming a solid relationship.
But on June 18, while on a family-funded unofficial weekend trip to Gainesville, the Gators repealed Rippy’s offer.
The withdraw came a mere three days after fellow outside linebacker Lorenzo Phillips orally committed to UF.
“They really burned the bridge with me, just by the way that they handled everything down there,” he said.
“Instead of calling my mentor or calling me or sending me a Facebook message. Instead of letting me waste $400 on airfare and being miserable in my dorm for two days.”
Rippy was told that with two outside linebacker oral commits — Phillips and Jeremi Powell — the Gators had reached their quota at the position but would continue to recruit him.
With Florida’s offer gone, he said he is now completely open in his recruitment.
At one time it was OSU or Florida. Will be interesting to see where OSU stands when he comes out with his top 5.
