There was nothing but reasons to smile on signing day at Nebraska, which started the day by announcing it had received Raiola’s sign NLI. The Gators did sign blue-chip quarterback DJ Lagway of Texas and defensive lineman LJ McCray. “We got some young men who were up for the challenge. There’s no doubt about it,” Napier told reporters. Rival Florida was also working on a possible top-five class, but coming off a 5-7 season coach Billy Napier couldn’t keep the group together.įive-star cornerback Xavier Filsaime from Texas flipped to the Longhorns earlier this week and then the Gators lost four-star defensive linemen Adarius Hayes (to Miami) and Amaris Williams (to Auburn) and four-star receiver Izaiah Williams (to Texas A&M). Blount had originally committed to Miami and flipped to FSU before switching it up again on signing day. It was some good news for the Bulldogs, who missed out on a shot at a third straight national title after losing to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game.įlorida State lost another five-star when defensive linemen Armondo Blount signed with Miami. KJ Bolden, a defensive back from Buford High School near Atlanta, decided to stay home and join the Bulldogs after being a verbal commitment to the Seminoles since August.Īccording to 247 Sports’ composite rankings, which provide a consensus of the major online recruiting ratings, Georgia coach Kirby Smart will have the No. Georgia might have locked up the top spot at the expense of Florida State. A few hours later, Ohio State had yet to announce Smith was officially part of the signing class. That’s how it goes,” Day said.ĭay was cautious about speaking about Smith before his signed NLI was officially in hand and it turned out he was right to be so. “This is signing day and when you have really good players it’s going to come down to the wire. The Buckeyes were vying with Georgia and Alabama for the No.

When he was told Smith had stayed true to the Buckeyes, the coach asked “Really?” and pretended as if his knees were buckling before letting out a deep breath. “I’ll be taking my talents to THE Ohio State University,” Smith said.ĭay was holding his signing day news conference at the time. Not until Smith slipped on an Ohio State cap at a signing day ceremony at his high school did he put an end to any doubt he might flip to a college closer to home, like Miami.

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