Florida St. Scores Big Again with Commitment from Top Florida Athlete
It’s been one helluva week for the Florida St. Seminoles. It seems that there were many recruits out there waiting for Bobby Bowden to retire and now that he has, the flood gates have opened in Tallahassee.
Four days after landing the #1 linebacker in the country (Jeff Luc), Florida St. secured a commitment from the #3 ranked defensive back, St. Thomas Aquinas’ Lamarcus Joyner. Joyner was due to get a visit from Ohio St. Buckeye head coach Jim Tressel at his home Wednesday Night. Evidently the Buckeyes failed to show and Joyner made the decision to be a Nole.
Joyner had been sought after by virtually every major program in the country including all three major schools in the State of Florida along with the likes of Ohio St., Georgia, California and many more. Joyner’s final destination had been the source of many speculative debates by college football fans. At one point, Joyner looked to be headed to the Buckeyes and then Florida St.. Then the rumor was put out that Joyner had removed the Seminoles from his list. In situations like this, it’s tough to figure out who’s putting the info out. If it’s Joyner, then it seems he was out to have fun with the media and those who follow this process a little too closely. With that being the case, one has to wonder if Joyner is above changing his commitment before the signing date.
For now, Joyner is a Seminole and Florida St. has enjoyed one it’s most productive weeks of recruiting in recent history by landing six recruits and two of them ranked in the top 25 in most recruiting publications.
View Lamarcus Joyner’s highlight video, click here.
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In other semi-related news. Ohio St. offered Joyner’s St. Thomas Aquinas’ teammate, wide receiver Phillip Dorsett.
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.