By: Chad Wilson – Editor GridironStuds Blog
Twitter: @GridironStuds
Recruiting is fun isn’t it? Fans get highly emotional about it and some swear it off but all of them will tell you that they love it. Social Media has only heighten the awareness, stakes and the field of play.
On the GridironStuds Instagram account, a battle of likes is currently in play as Miami Hurricane fans are going head to head with Florida Gator fans for the attention of 2016 WR Sam Bruce from St. Thomas Aquinas HS in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
GridironStuds posted what is known as a “FanCheck” in which they post a picture of a college football prospect and ask rival schools fan base to like the pic if they want the recruit to play for their school.
On June 18th GridironStuds posted a picture of Bruce on their Instagram account asking Miami Hurricanes fans to like the picture if they wanted Bruce to be a Miami Hurricanes. One week later, they posted a second picture of Bruce asking Florida Gator fans to like the picture if they wanted Bruce to be a Florida Gator, another school rumored to be in the running for Bruce’s services in 2016.
As of press time, the Gators held a slight lead in the tug of war with 118 likes on the Sam Bruce Florida Gators pic to 114 likes on the Sam Bruce Miami Hurricanes pic. Interesting. Everyone knows that fan support is an important factor in the minds of college football recruits. It will be interesting to see how this one ends up. If you are a Hurricanes or Gators fan and you are reading this, click on the appropriate link for your team and get your likes in.
Check out GridironStuds Instagram account for future FanChecks and great high school football / college football content. GridironStuds Instagram Account.
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Chad Wilson is a college football recruiting expert and creator of the GridironStudsApp which allows high school football players to gain exposure to college football coaches and fans. Wilson is a former college football player for the University of Miami (92-94) and Long Beach St. (’90-’91) and played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks (’95). He is also a former youth and high school football coach for over 15 years most recently for 5-A State of Florida Champs American Heritage. He runs All Eyes DB Camp a defensive back training company located in South Florida IG: @alleyesdbcamp. Wilson’s oldest son Quincy plays in the NFL for the New York Giants and his younger son plays cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.
